Intracavitary Irradiation as a Safe Alternative for Cystic Craniopharyngiomas: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda, Melibea Sierra-Ruiz, Luz Maritza Pabón, Javier Lobato-Polo

“…Using this approach, the patient showed a successful response with remission of headaches and hydrocephalus. A reduction in the size of the cyst was achieved, without deterioration of visual fields, with no hormonal supplementation being needed, and with no evidence of focal neurological signs.…”
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Unsupported walking with only half of the brain due to severe porencephaly by Josef Finsterer

“…Cerebral MRI showed massive porencephaly with left lateral and third ventricular hydrocephalus. It was concluded, that patients with severe hemihydrocephalus since childhood may still be able to walk without support.…”
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Neurological and psychiatric symptoms caused by congenital venous anomaly: clinical case and literature review by M. Gataveckaitė, R. Burbienė, R. Mameniškienė

“…This anomaly is usually considered to be asymptomatic but there are some reports in the literature about DVA causing neurological symptoms due to neurovascular compression, obstructive hydrocephalus, venous infarction, or intracerebral hemorrhage. …”
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Predictors and Outcomes of Hematoma Expansion and Neurological Decline in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Multisite Mobile Stroke Unit Study by Asish K. Gulati, Tianwen Ma, Isaiah Rolle, Ryan Peterson, Bianca Pirlog, Justine Chen, Megan Heckathorn, Jonathan Ratcliff, Nicolas Bianchi, Carol Fleming, Michael Frankel, James Grotta, Ritvij Bowry, Stephanie Parker, William Hicks, Digvijaya Navalkele

“…Predictors of ND included initial hematoma volume and the presence of hydrocephalus. Patients with HE and ND had a higher discharge modified‐Rankin Scale score and mortality rates. …”
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Papillary Ependymoma WHO Grade II of the Aqueduct Treated by Endoscopic Tumor Resection by Andreas M. Stark, Heinz-Herrmann Hugo, Arya Nabavi, H. Maximilian Mehdorn

“…We report the case of a 54-year-old patient with a papillary ependymoma WHO grade II arising at the entrance of the aqueduct. The tumor caused hydrocephalus. The tumor was completely removed via a right-sided endoscopic approach with restoration of the aqueduct. …”
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L’agonie de Raimundo, fils d’Unamuno, et le sentiment comique de la vie by Yves Roullière

“…Miguel de Unamuno suffered the same fate in 1896 with his third child, Raimundo Jenaro, whose hydrocephalus became apparent in the first few months of his life and whose condition worsened until his death at the age of almost seven. …”
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Partial resection of epithelialized placode without added neurological deficit in myelomeningoceles. Presentation of three cases by Ernesto Enrique Horta-Tamayo, Diana Rosa Ortega-Raez, Lary Benice Rodríguez-Santillán

“…Two cases showed complications (cerebrospinal fluid fistula, surgical wound infection, and post-repair hydrocephalus). Conclusions: Late presentation of patients to specialized centers is a characteristic of surgical treatment of myelomeningocele in low-resource settings. …”
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Sedation and Analgesia in Children with Developmental Disabilities and Neurologic Disorders by Todd J. Kilbaugh, Stuart H. Friess, Ramesh Raghupathi, Jimmy W. Huh

“…Sedation and analgesia performed by the pediatrician and pediatric subspecialists are becoming increasingly common for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in children with developmental disabilities and neurologic disorders (autism, epilepsy, stroke, obstructive hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage, and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy). …”
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Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Prior Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting: Consider the Tip! by Petros Charalampoudis

“…Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is the treatment of choice for nonobstructive hydrocephalus. In patients with such a device, right lower quadrant abdominal pain can puzzle the surgeon, posing a differential diagnostic problem among appendicitis, nonsurgical colicky pain, and primary shunt catheter tip infection. …”
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Misleading Rare Case of Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis by Ahmad Rezaee Azandaryani, Amir Mohammad Salehi

“…IHP should be part of the differential diagnosis of some cases of noncommunicating hydrocephalus; however, the rarity of the disease and the absence of specific clinical symptoms make the diagnosis difficult.…”
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Hemorrhagic Stroke in a Young Adult with Undiagnosed Asymptomatic Dandy–Walker Malformation by Haleem Abdul, Joseph Burns, Andrea Estevez, Carlos Nasr El-Nimer, Brinsley Ekinde, Sherard Lacaille

“…This syndrome commonly manifests as hydrocephalus in children, though rare adult cases have been reported. …”
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Salmonella enterica Serotype Arizonae Meningitis in a Neonate by Wubishet Lakew, Abayneh Girma, Elizabeth Triche

“…Despite prompt treatment with ampicillin, gentamicin, and ceftriaxone, she developed communicating hydrocephalus, frequent seizures, and coma that progressed to death after 2 weeks of hospitalization. …”
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Brain with coexistent acoustic schwannoma and ependymoma by Haofuzi Zhang, Peng Zou, Wei Lin, Xiaofan Jiang

“…Our preliminary diagnosis included: (1) Right acoustic neuroma; (2) Ependymoma of the fourth ventricle; and (3) Hydrocephalus. We employed the right sigmoid sinus posterior approach combined with the posterior median approach, beginning with removal of the fourth ventricle tumor and then proceeding to acoustic schwannomas resection through rotating operation positions. …”
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Hydrolethalus Syndrome: A Case of a Rare Congenital Disorder by Valerica Belengeanu, Diana Marian, Horia Ademir Stana, Carolina Cojocariu, Cristina Popescu, Ioana Elena Lile

“…The newborn’s phenotype is characterized by a combination of serious anatomical abnormalities such as open-book cerebral hemispheres, defective lobulation of the lungs (one lobe on the left, two on the right), a smaller right kidney, a smooth cerebral surface, and a specific keyhole-shaped defect in the skull base, primarily associated with hydrocephalus.…”
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Malignant Transformation Six Months after Removal of Intracranial Epidermoid Cyst: A Case Report by Fayçal Lakhdar, El Mehdi Hakkou, Rachid Gana, Rachid My Maaqili, Fouad Bellakhdar

“…Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a heterogeneous and cystic lesion in the left cerebellopontine angle with hydrocephalus. The cyst wall was enhanced by gadolinium. …”
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Removal of the Retained Ventricular Catheter Using the Endoscopic Monopolar Instrument by Julia Pereira Muniz Pontes, Pedro Henrique Costa Ferreira-Pinto, Elington Lannes Simoes, Thaina Zanon Cruz, Jefferson Trivino Sanchez, Flavio Nigri

“…Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) remains the main treatment for hydrocephalus. However, VPS revision surgery is very common. …”
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Investigating the Knowledge Surrounding Folate and Folic Acid in a Cohort of Vegetarians by Michael Dolan, Katherine Younger, Lucy Brennan, Jessica Roche

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Reversible Akinetic Mutism after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Territory of the Anterior Cerebral Artery without Permanent Ischaemic Damage to Anterior Cingulate Gyri by François-Xavier Sibille, Philippe Hantson, Thierry Duprez, Vincent van Pesch, Simone Giglioli

“…Both patients shared common radiological features: a hydrocephalus due to haemorrhagic contamination of the ventricular system and a mass effect of a subpial hematoma on the borders of the corpus callosum. …”
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Radiation-Induced Peripheral Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor Arising from Vestibular Schwannoma after Linac-Based Stereotactic Radiation Therapy: A Case Report and Review of Literatur... by Putipun Puataweepong, Taweesak Janwityanujit, Noppadol Larbcharoensub, Mantana Dhanachai

“…CT brain revealed progression in size with cystic and hemorrhagic changes of the preexisting tumor at left CPA with new obstructive hydrocephalus. Partial tumor removal was done, and the pathological report was malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). …”
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Neurocranial Pharmacodialysis Device for subarachnoid hemorrhage treatment—a perspective by Nandor Ludvig

“…The RESULTS showed the following four facts: (1) high-grade SAH requiring decompressive craniectomy readily offers, as the last step of the neurosurgical procedure, the safe closure of the opened cranium with the NPD while leaving the efficacy of the decompressive intervention intact. (2) The neurocranially attached NPD can automatically execute, as long as it is necessary, subarachnoid polypharmacy to prevent post-SAH vasospasm, reduce the risk of rebleeding, and provide neuroprotection in delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI), bypassing the blood-brain barrier (BBB) via connected subarachnoid strips. (3) These effects of drug delivery can be optimized with NPD-controlled long-term cleaning of the CSF and drainage of cellular debris, hydrocephalus, and interstitial edema accompanied by the subarachnoid dialysis of potentially neurotoxic extracellular molecules. (4) Safety and efficacy of these NPD operations are monitored, and possible epileptiform EEG is detected, via the wireless EEG system of the device. …”
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