PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Deisenhammer, E
AU  - Hammer, B
TI  - Unilateral ventricular reflux and asymmetric ventricular distribution of intrathecally introduced contrast medium or tracer.
DP  - 1983 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 564--565
VI  - 4
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/4/3/564.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/4/3/564.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1983 May 01; 4
AB  - Fourteen cases of totally or predominantly unilateral ventricular reflux and stasis of intrathecally injected radioisotope or contrast medium were demonstrated by scintigraphy or computed tomographic cisternography. All showed asymmetric enlargement of the lateral ventricles and nine had ipsilateral brain lesions. Four case reports are presented. The pathophysiologic mechanism of communicating hydrocephalus and possible causes of unilateral ventricular reflux are discussed, as well as indications for ventricular shunt installation.