From: Childhood hydrocephalus – is radiological morphology associated with etiology
Groups of radiological morphology | |||||||||
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A1 – Symmetry in the AP and LR axes, with external hydrocephalus | A2 - Symmetry in the AP and LR axes without external hydrocephalus, moderate dilation | A3 – Predominant severe dilation, symmetry in the AP and LR axes | B1 – Predominant dilation of the occipital horns | B2 – Predominant dilation of the frontal horns | C – Predominant asymmetry in the LR axis | X – Not categorized | Total | ||
Location of Etiology | Cerebrum | ||||||||
Supratentorial | 7 (23.3%)a | 0 (0%) | 6(20%) | 5 (16.7%) | 1 (3.3%) | 6 (20%) | 5 (16.7%) | 30(100%) | |
(17.5%)b | (0%) | (50%) | (25%) | (33.3%) | (37.5%) | (100%) | 27.3%) | ||
Sylvian aqueduct | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (20%) | 4 (80%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 5(100%) | |
(0%) | (0%) | (8.3%) | (20%) | (0%) | (0%) | (0%) | (4.5%) | ||
Brainstem & corpus pineale | 0 (0%) | 3 (75%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1(25%) | 0 (0%) | 4(100%) | |
(0%) | (21.4%) | (0%) | (0%) | (0%) | (6.2%) | (0%) | (3.6%) | ||
Posterior fossa | 4 (28.6%) | 2 (14.3%) | 2(14.3%) | 4 (28.6%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) | 14(100%) | |
(10%) | 14.3%) | (16.7%) | (20%) | (0%) | (12.5%) | (0%) | (12.7%) | ||
Meningeal | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 4(100%) | |
(2.5%) | (7.1%) | (0%) | (0%) | (0%) | (12.5%) | (0%) | (3.6%) | ||
Unspecified | 2 (40%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (40%) | 0 (0%) | 5(100%) | |
(5%) | (0%) | (0%) | (5%) | (0%) | (12.5%) | (0%) | (4.5%) | ||
Spinal cord | 4 (33.3%) | 3 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (33.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (8.3%) | 0 (0%) | 12(100%) | |
(10%) | (21.4%) | (0%) | (20%) | (0%) | (6.2%) | (0%) | (10.9%) | ||
Craniofacial | 6 (54.5%) | 4 (36.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 11(100%) | |
(15%) | (28.6%) | (0%) | (0%) | (33.3%) | (0%) | (0%) | (10%) | ||
Unknown | 16 (64%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (12%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 25(100%) | |
(40%) | (7.1%) | (25%) | (10%) | (33.3%) | (12.5%) | (0%) | (22.7%) | ||
Total | 40 (36.4%) | 14 (12.7%) | 12(10.9%) | 20 (18.2%) | 3 (2.7%) | 16 (14.5%) | 4 (4.5%) | 110(100%) | |
(100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) | (100%) |