• Childs Nerv Syst · Mar 1998

    Case Reports

    Cerebellitis presenting as acute hydrocephalus.

    • S E Aylett, K S O'Neill, C De Sousa, and J Britton.
    • Department of Child Health, St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
    • Childs Nerv Syst. 1998 Mar 1; 14 (3): 139-41.

    AbstractA 14-year-old boy presented acutely with occipital headache, nausea and vomiting. MRI showed obstructive hydrocephalus and marked bilateral cerebellar swelling with increased signal on T2-weighted imaging. Following treatment with oral corticosteroids, the clinical and radiological signs resolved. The clinical course and radiological appearances were consistent with cerebellitis associated with a significant mass effect and hydrocephalus.

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