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Case Report

Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia Induced Hydrocephalus: The Water-Hammer Effect

by
Vaso Zisimopoulou
1,*,
Aikaterini Ntouniadaki
1,
Panagiotis Aggelidakis
1,
Anna Siatouni
1,
Stylianos Gatzonis
2 and
Antonios Tavernarakis
1
1
Department of Neurology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
2
Epilepsy Surgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2015, 5(2), 749; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.749
Submission received: 10 January 2015 / Revised: 27 March 2015 / Accepted: 16 April 2015 / Published: 27 May 2015

Abstract

Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia is a clinical entity associated rarely with obstructive hydrocephalus. We present a 48-year old male with a profound dilatation of the ventricular system due to a dolichoectatic basilar artery, as appeared in imaging studies. The patient suffered from longstanding hydrocephalus and presenile dementia. The underlying mechanism for obstructive hydrocephalus due to vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia is considered to be both a water-hammer effect and a direct compression of adjacent structures. We suggest prompt surgical intervention upon diagnosis as a first choice treatment in order to avoid further complications.
Keywords: vertebrobasilar; dolichoectasia; hydrocephalus vertebrobasilar; dolichoectasia; hydrocephalus

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Zisimopoulou, V.; Ntouniadaki, A.; Aggelidakis, P.; Siatouni, A.; Gatzonis, S.; Tavernarakis, A. Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia Induced Hydrocephalus: The Water-Hammer Effect. Clin. Pract. 2015, 5, 749. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.749

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Zisimopoulou V, Ntouniadaki A, Aggelidakis P, Siatouni A, Gatzonis S, Tavernarakis A. Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia Induced Hydrocephalus: The Water-Hammer Effect. Clinics and Practice. 2015; 5(2):749. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.749

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Zisimopoulou, Vaso, Aikaterini Ntouniadaki, Panagiotis Aggelidakis, Anna Siatouni, Stylianos Gatzonis, and Antonios Tavernarakis. 2015. "Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia Induced Hydrocephalus: The Water-Hammer Effect" Clinics and Practice 5, no. 2: 749. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2015.749

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