[A case of late-onset aqueductal membranous occlusion and a successful treatment with neuro-endoscopic surgery]

Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2011 Aug;51(8):590-4. doi: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.51.590.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 57 year-old man developed broad-based unsteady gait and memory loss over a period of one year. On admission, bradykinesia and impairment of postural reflex were evident. Mini-mental state examination scored 27/ 30. Urinary control was normal. MRI revealed symmetric dilatation of lateral and 3rd ventricles, but the 4th ventricle appeared normal. Partial obstruction of the aqueduct with a membranous structure was disclosed by fast imaging employing steady state acquisition (FIESTA), and the diagnosis of late-onset aqueductal membranous occlusion (LAMO) was made. The symptoms were ameliorated shortly after endoscopic aqueductoplasty (EAP) and endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). Membranous occlusion of the aqueduct can be detected by FIESTA and it can be cured by neuro-endoscopic measures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / surgery*
  • Cerebral Aqueduct / pathology*
  • Cerebral Aqueduct / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuroendoscopy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventriculostomy