HYDROCEPHALUS Flashcards

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OBSTRUTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS

  • most common cause?
  • what to suspect of hydroc. in children
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REMEMBER colloid cyst DOESNT ENHANCE!!!

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AQUEDUCTAL STENOSIS:

-acquired causes?

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Extrinsic compression

tectal plate glioma / pineal tumour / posterior fossa tumour / cerebral vascular malformation

Intrinsic stenosis

infection: meningitis/ventriculitis

subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)

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AQUEDUCTAL STENOSIS:

-congenital causes?

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congenital causes:

aqueductal webs or diaphragms / gliosis

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TECTAL GLIOMAS

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4TH VENT OBSTRUCTION:

-causes?

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Regarding EPENDYMOMA, remember:

  • coarse calcification is common (50%)
  • cystic areas (50%)
  • solid component iso- to hypodense
  • heterogeneous enhancement
  • variable haemorrhage
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OBSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS:

-causes?

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NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS: - what is it? - previous conditions that can be associated?
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NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS: -major points?
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SLIT VENTRICULE SYNDROME -what is it?
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HOLOPROSENCEPHALY: - what is? - common teratogenes? - always associated with which clinical finding?
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ALOBAR HOLOPROSENCEPHALY: -major points?
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SEMILOBAR HOLOPROSENCEPHALY: -major points?
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