Acute hydrocephalus in nonaneurysmal Perimesencephalic hemorrhage: Evidence of CSF block at the tentorial hiatus

Gabriel J.E. Rinkel; E. F.M. Wijdicks; M. Vermeulen; J. Th J. Tans; D. Hasan; J. van Gijn

Acute hydrocephalus in nonaneurysmal Perimesencephalic hemorrhage: Evidence of CSF block at the tentorial hiatus

Gabriel J.E. Rinkel^*, E. F.M. Wijdicks, M. Vermeulen, J. Th J. Tans, D. Hasan, J. van Gijn

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Abstract

The acute hydrocephalus in patients with nonaneurys-mal perimesencephalic hemorrhage suggests an extraventricular obstruction of CSF flow. We studied the occurrence of acute hydrocephalus and the site of cisternal blood in 40 consecutive patients with perimesencephalic hemorrhage. In all 11 patients with hydrocephalus, all perimesencephalic cisterns were filled with blood; this occurred in only five of the 29 patients (17%) without hydrocephalus (p < 0.0001). We conclude that in the absence of intraventricular blood, filling of all perimesencephalic cisterns with blood is a necessary factor for the development of acute hydrocephalus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1805-1807
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurology
Volume	42
Issue number	9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1992

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Acute hydrocephalus in nonaneurysmal Perimesencephalic hemorrhage: Evidence of CSF block at the tentorial hiatus

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