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Post-Inflammatory Hydrocephalus

MedGen UID:
857470
•Concept ID:
C3897876
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Post Inflammatory Hydrocephalus

Definition

An abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain that occurs as a consequence of a central nervous system inflammation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPost-Inflammatory Hydrocephalus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and results of different treatment regimens in patients with spinal abscesses.
Lange M, Tiecks F, Schielke E, Yousry T, Haberl R, Oeckler R
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1993;125(1-4):105-14. doi: 10.1007/BF01401836. PMID: 8122533

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Functioning of the children with hydrocephalus.
Szefczyk-Polowczyk L, Mandera M
Acta Neurol Belg 2020 Apr;120(2):345-353. Epub 2020 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01280-y. PMID: 31970704Free PMC Article
Surgical treatment of post-inflammatory hydrocephalus. Analysis of 101 cases.
Polis B, Polis L, Nowosławska E
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Feb;35(2):237-243. Epub 2018 Dec 18 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-4022-4. PMID: 30564912Free PMC Article
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for post-inflammatory hydrocephalus in pediatric patients: is it worth a try?
Raouf A, Zidan I, Mohamed E
Neurosurg Rev 2015 Jan;38(1):149-55; discussion 155. Epub 2014 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-014-0582-2. PMID: 25323098
Retrospective review of clinical and neuroimaging observations in pyomeningitis.
Kalra V, Palaksha HK, Gupta A
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):22-9. PMID: 11129877
Diagnosis and results of different treatment regimens in patients with spinal abscesses.
Lange M, Tiecks F, Schielke E, Yousry T, Haberl R, Oeckler R
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1993;125(1-4):105-14. doi: 10.1007/BF01401836. PMID: 8122533

Diagnosis

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for post-inflammatory hydrocephalus in pediatric patients: is it worth a try?
Raouf A, Zidan I, Mohamed E
Neurosurg Rev 2015 Jan;38(1):149-55; discussion 155. Epub 2014 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-014-0582-2. PMID: 25323098
Retrospective review of clinical and neuroimaging observations in pyomeningitis.
Kalra V, Palaksha HK, Gupta A
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):22-9. PMID: 11129877
Diagnosis and results of different treatment regimens in patients with spinal abscesses.
Lange M, Tiecks F, Schielke E, Yousry T, Haberl R, Oeckler R
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1993;125(1-4):105-14. doi: 10.1007/BF01401836. PMID: 8122533

Therapy

Surgical treatment of post-inflammatory hydrocephalus. Analysis of 101 cases.
Polis B, Polis L, Nowosławska E
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Feb;35(2):237-243. Epub 2018 Dec 18 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-4022-4. PMID: 30564912Free PMC Article
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for post-inflammatory hydrocephalus in pediatric patients: is it worth a try?
Raouf A, Zidan I, Mohamed E
Neurosurg Rev 2015 Jan;38(1):149-55; discussion 155. Epub 2014 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-014-0582-2. PMID: 25323098
Retrospective review of clinical and neuroimaging observations in pyomeningitis.
Kalra V, Palaksha HK, Gupta A
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):22-9. PMID: 11129877
Diagnosis and results of different treatment regimens in patients with spinal abscesses.
Lange M, Tiecks F, Schielke E, Yousry T, Haberl R, Oeckler R
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1993;125(1-4):105-14. doi: 10.1007/BF01401836. PMID: 8122533

Prognosis

Retrospective review of clinical and neuroimaging observations in pyomeningitis.
Kalra V, Palaksha HK, Gupta A
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):22-9. PMID: 11129877
Diagnosis and results of different treatment regimens in patients with spinal abscesses.
Lange M, Tiecks F, Schielke E, Yousry T, Haberl R, Oeckler R
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1993;125(1-4):105-14. doi: 10.1007/BF01401836. PMID: 8122533

Clinical prediction guides

Surgical treatment of post-inflammatory hydrocephalus. Analysis of 101 cases.
Polis B, Polis L, Nowosławska E
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Feb;35(2):237-243. Epub 2018 Dec 18 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-4022-4. PMID: 30564912Free PMC Article
Retrospective review of clinical and neuroimaging observations in pyomeningitis.
Kalra V, Palaksha HK, Gupta A
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Nov-Dec;64(6 Suppl):22-9. PMID: 11129877
Diagnosis and results of different treatment regimens in patients with spinal abscesses.
Lange M, Tiecks F, Schielke E, Yousry T, Haberl R, Oeckler R
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1993;125(1-4):105-14. doi: 10.1007/BF01401836. PMID: 8122533

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