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CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
Volume 17, Issue 12, Pages 750-753Publisher
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s003810100502
Keywords
aplasia cutis congenita; diverticulum; hydrocephalus; lateral ventricle; posterior horn
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Non-communicating hydrocephalus can cause rupture of the lateral or third ventricle, generally in the medial wall of the trigone or the posterior wall of the third ventricle, resulting in a cystic lesion known as ventricular diverticulum. In this paper, we describe a rare case of ventricular diverticulum located in the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle and expanding to bulge with a convexity reaching into the subdural space in a neonate. Aplasia cutis congenita and a bone defect were also present in the same neonate. Early surgical repair of the scalp defect and ventriculoperitoneal shunting were performed. In addition to illustrating the rare co-existence of a ventricular diverticulum at the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle and aplasia cutis congenita in a neonate, this case also offers new insights into the pathogenesis of these congenital anomalies.
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