Leukoencephalopathy complicating intraventricular Catheters: Clinical, radiographic and pathologic study of 10 cases Journal Article
| Authors: | Lemann, W.; Wiley, R. G.; Posner, J. B. |
| Article Title: | Leukoencephalopathy complicating intraventricular Catheters: Clinical, radiographic and pathologic study of 10 cases |
| Abstract: | Ten patients with implanted Ommaya devices developed pericatheter white matter lesions, apparent as focal lucenaries on computed tomographic scan sometimes with contrast enhancement and/or mass effect. Some of the patients had significant neurological signs that related to the lesion. Three of the patients had not received cytotoxic drugs through the reservoir, and two had received neither intrathecal chemotherapy nor cranial radiation therapy. The process appears to be related to back flow of cerebrospinal fluid, with or without contained cytotoxic drugs into the periventricular white matter. Patients with elevated intracranial pressure are at particular risk. Removal of the catheter relieves the condition. © 1988 Kluwer Academic Publishers. |
| Keywords: | adult; clinical article; chemotherapy; methotrexate; brain neoplasms; follow-up studies; computer assisted tomography; tomography, x-ray computed; histology; brain diseases; leukoencephalopathy; catheters, indwelling; catheter; computer analysis; middle age; injections, intraventricular; intraventricular; intracranial pressure; cerebrospinal fluid fistula; human; male; female |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Neuro-Oncology |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0167-594X |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 1988-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 67 |
| End Page: | 74 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00163543 |
| PUBMED: | 3397767 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 6 August 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
