Diverticulum of the lateral ventricle causing cerebellar ataxia. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1983 Nov;59(5):895-8. doi: 10.3171/jns.1983.59.5.0895.

Abstract

A case of ventricular diverticulum causing cerebellar ataxia is presented. Computerized tomography clearly demonstrated the aperture of the diverticulum in the medial wall of the trigone and its extension into the posterior fossa. The diverticulum regressed and the cerebellar ataxia disappeared after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Diseases / surgery
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / etiology*
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / surgery
  • Cerebral Ventricles* / surgery
  • Cerebral Ventriculography*
  • Child
  • Diverticulum / complications*
  • Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging
  • Diverticulum / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed