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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2012; 01(02): 165-168
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9167.102296
Case Report
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Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia presenting as symptomatic obstructive hydrocephalus: A case report with review of literature

Roopa Seshadri
,
Nishant Sadashiva
1   Department of Neurosurgery and NIIR, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Dhaval Shukla
1   Department of Neurosurgery and NIIR, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Jitender Saini
,
Paritosh Pandey
1   Department of Neurosurgery and NIIR, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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18 January 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a common, but usually asymptomatic condition characterized by marked elongation, dilatation, and tortousity of the vertebral and basilar arteries. VBD can sometimes present with symptoms related to mass effect like cranial nerve palsies, or with ischemia or hemorrhage. Hydrocephalus is an extremely uncommon presentation of VBD. We describe here a patient with VBD who presented with symptomatic hydrocephalus due to third ventricular obstruction, which was relieved by ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Key words

CTA - hydrocephalus - MRI - shunt - vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia
 

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