[Image of the month: Severe hydrocephalus in a child withcongenitalmyotonic dystrophy X].

Rev Med Liege

Service de Pédiatrie, CHC Clinique du MontLégia, Liège, Belgique.

Published: December 2020

Severe hydrocephalus in a child with congenital myotonic dystrophy X A young patient with congenital myotonic dystrophy, or Steinert's disease, presented at the age of 4.5 months with an increase of his head circumference and signs of intracranial hypertension. The results of the radiological exams reveal a major hydrocephalus. The patient condition evolved favourably after ventriculoperitoneal bypass. While ventriculomegaly is common in congenital myotonic dystrophy, hydrocephalus with signs of intracranial hypertension is rare, hence the need of regular monitoring of head circumference.

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