Parkinsonism and acquired hydrocephalus

Mov Disord. 1986;1(1):59-64. doi: 10.1002/mds.870010108.

Abstract

Left hemiparkinsonism was the first symptom of increased intracranial pressure in a 14-year-old girl. The parkinsonism resolved when the increased intracranial pressure was relieved by a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. This is the first case of parkinsonism associated with hydrocephalus caused by non-neoplastic aqueductal stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Aqueduct / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / complications*
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Parkinson Disease / etiology*
  • Peritoneovenous Shunt
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed