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Hydrocephalus and intraspinal tumor in childhood

✍ Scribed by M. Gelabert; A. Bollar; M. J. Paseiro; A. G. Allut

Publisher
Springer
Year
1990
Tongue
English
Weight
671 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
0256-7040

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✦ Synopsis

Hydrocephalus with spinal tumor is rare, and its cause is obscure. We report one patient with a thoracic astrocytoma who developed ventricular dilatation and intracranial hypertension. The pathophysiology is reviewed.

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