Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal management of congenital unilateral hydrocephalus for stenosis of the foramen of Monro

Pietro Spennato; Gabriele Saccone; Andrea Fratta; Maria Rosaria Scala; Laura Sarno; Elisabetta Gragnano; Fulvio Zullo; Giuseppe Cinalli

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.06.011

Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal management of congenital unilateral hydrocephalus for stenosis of the foramen of Monro

Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Jul 3;16(9):2530-2533. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.06.011. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Pietro Spennato¹, Gabriele Saccone², Andrea Fratta³, Maria Rosaria Scala^{1

2}, Laura Sarno², Elisabetta Gragnano², Fulvio Zullo², Giuseppe Cinalli¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy.
² Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Tanslational Medical Sciences (DISMET), School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.

Abstract

Congenital hydrocephalus and ventriculomegaly can be diagnosed reliably with prenatal ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Unilateral hydrocephalus is uncommon, and the prognosis depends on etiology and postnatal management. Here, we present a case of a 32-years-old woman with prenatal diagnosis of unilateral hydrocephalus associated with stenosis of the foramen of Monro. Unilateral hydrocephalus is an uncommon feature that can be detected prenatally on ultrasound and MRI. In case of isolated stenosis of the foramen of Monro prognosis is good.

Keywords: Hydrocephalus; MRI; Neurosurgery; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Case Reports