Patient | Age/Sex | Diagnosis | Administration Procedure | Surgical Implications |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 d/F | IIIv cystic tumor and asymmetric hydrocephalus | TF | Ex-vacuo ventriculomegaly and ependymal cyst diagnosed; no surgery |
2 | 1 m/M | Multicystic hydrocephalus | TF | Surgical planning |
3 | 2 m/M | Isolated lateral ventricle and interhemispheric cyst | TF | Agenesis of foramen of Monro diagnosed; surgical planning |
4 | 16 y/M | Posttraumatic rhinorrhea | LP | CSF leakage discarded; avoid surgery |
5 | 11 y/M | Progressive paraparesis after medullar tumor resection | LP | Lumbar arachnoiditis; avoid surgery |
6 | 17 y/M | Posttraumatic CSF leakage | LP | Surgical planning |
7 | 7 y/M | Orbital encephalocele; osteopetrosis | LP | Surgical planning |
8 | 22 m/F | Hypertelorism; midline defect | LP | No associated encephalocele; surgery delayed |
9 | 9 m/M | Multicystic hydrocephalus | VP shunt | Excluded IIIv diagnosed; surgical planning |
10 | 8 y/M | Spontaneous multiple CSF fistulae | LP | Surgical planning; LuP shunt |
Transient juvenile osteoporosis | Avoid open surgery |
Note:—IIIv indicates 3rd ventricle; TF, transfontanelle; LP, lumbar puncture; VP, ventriculoperitoneal; LuP, lumboperitoneal; d, days; m, month; y, year; F, female; M, male.