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Acute non-communicating hydrocephalus after spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage

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Five patients, who developed progressive neurological deterioration within hours due to subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) are reported. The computertomographic (CT) appearance of a noncommunicating hydrocephalus (n.c.h.) was a unique feature in 4 cases.

CT during the early phase of neurological deterioration after SAH permits the differentiation between an ischaemic, an oedematous, a haemorrhagic-compressive lesion and an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) due to n.c.h.

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    G. Hildebrandt, M. Werner, M. Kaps & O. Busse

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Hildebrandt, G., Werner, M., Kaps, M. et al. Acute non-communicating hydrocephalus after spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage. Acta neurochir 76, 58–61 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01403830

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