Unilateral Hydrocephalus Associated with Congenital Hemihypertrophy

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The authors describe a unique case of congenital unilateral hydrocephalus associated with congenital hemihypertrophy.On computed tomograms of the head,the area of the foramen of Monro and the anterior part of the lateral ventricle were noted to be compressed by an enlarged basal ganglia on the side of hemihypertrophy.It is our opinion that the proliferation of the basal ganglia in this case can be a part of the hemihypertrophy syndrome and this mass must have disturbed the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid of the lateral ventricle in the early period of the fetal life,producing obstructive unilateral hydrocephalus secondary to the obstruction of the foramen of Monro.Although the lateral ventricles were filled with air on pneumoventriculography,this might have been secondary to rupture of the septum pellucidum.
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