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Obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to an ectatic basilar artery.

R A Rozario·H L Levine·R M Scott
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A 57 year-old white hypertensive male presented with a five-month history of progressive dementia and a clinical picture suggestive of normal pressure hydrocephalus. A CT scan and vertebral angiogram demonstrated an ectatic basilar artery obstructing the posterior third ventricle; the resulting hydrocephalus was relieved by a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt and the patient's symptoms resolved completely.

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R A Rozario, H L Levine, R M Scott. 1978. Obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to an ectatic basilar artery.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/304607/

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