Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Childs Nerv Syst
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A case is reported with hydrocephalus subsequent to neonatal intraventricular and intracerebral hemorrhage. Hydrocephalus was diagnosed as obstructive, secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, the lateral ventricle in the hemisphere in which the intracerebral hemorrhage occurred dilated much more than that in the contralateral hemisphere. ⋯ It is to be distinguished from hydrocephalus with dilated ventricles due simply to increased intraventricular pressure. In "destructive hydrocephalus" dilatation of the ventricles occurs irregularly and rapidly, leading to secondary cerebral destruction. Therefore, treatment to prevent the progressive cerebral damage is required immediately.