BACKGROUND: Among the rare intraventricular cavernomas, purely intra-aqueductal cavernomas are exceptionally rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 62-year-old patient presented with progressive headache, memory loss, gait instability, and urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the presence of a mass lesion located in the lumen of the cerebral aqueduct, associated with triventricular hydrocephalus. CONCLUSIONS: We discuss the rationale that led us to treat hydrocephalus with neuroendoscopy, which offered the possibility to directly inspect the intra-aqueductal lesion, make the diagnosis of cavernoma, and treat symptoms resulting from hydrocephalus without increasing the risk of bleeding.
Cavernous angioma of the cerebral aqueduct
Feletti A
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2017-01-01
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Among the rare intraventricular cavernomas, purely intra-aqueductal cavernomas are exceptionally rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 62-year-old patient presented with progressive headache, memory loss, gait instability, and urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the presence of a mass lesion located in the lumen of the cerebral aqueduct, associated with triventricular hydrocephalus. CONCLUSIONS: We discuss the rationale that led us to treat hydrocephalus with neuroendoscopy, which offered the possibility to directly inspect the intra-aqueductal lesion, make the diagnosis of cavernoma, and treat symptoms resulting from hydrocephalus without increasing the risk of bleeding.
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