[Unilateral hydrocephalus caused by abscess of the choroid plexus].

Rev Neurol (Paris)

Service d'Anesthésie et Réanimation, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon.

Published: July 1992

A case of unilateral hydrocephalus due to an abscess in the ipsilateral choroid plexuses, and revealed by intracranial hypertension is reported. Treatment with ceftriaxone, metronidazol and thiophenicol was clinically and radiographically successful, without surgery 3 weeks later. Management and mechanisms are discussed.

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