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Hydrocephalus and cavernoma of the cauda equina

1990; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00006123-199007000-00023

1524-4040

Filipe Ramos, Bertrand de Toffol, B Aesch, M Jan,

Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications

The association of a tumor of the cauda equina and hydrocephalus is unusual. We report a case of hydrocephalus with normal pressure associated with an equally rare affliction, a cavernous angioma of the cauda equina, which regressed after surgical ablation. The physiological mechanism involved is discussed.