Volume 12, Number 1, 11-13, DOI: 10.1007/BF00344220

Aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus: Rare sequelae of mumps virus infection

R. F. Spataro, S. -R. Lin, F. A. Horner, C. B. Hall and J. V. McDonald

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Abstract

A case of a rare acquired form of aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus developing as a late sequela of mumps virus infection of the central nervous system is presented. The experimental studies of mumps induced aqueductal stenosis in hamsters and mice and the four previously reported cases in the literature are reviewed.

Key words  Aqueductal stenosis - Hydrocephalus - Mumps virus encephalitis

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