ATYPICAL COURSE OF CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA IN A 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD

Authors
KANAAN I COATES R LASJAUNIAS P
Citation
I. Kanaan et al., ATYPICAL COURSE OF CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA IN A 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD, Child's nervous system, 12(12), 1996, pp. 789-793
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Pediatrics
Journal title
Child's nervous system → ACNP
ISSN journal
02567040
Volume
12
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
789 - 793
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-7040(1996)12:12<789:ACOCSF>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A case of post-traumatic carotid cavernous sinus fistula complicated b y coma-producing intraventricular tamponade in a 6-year-old boy is rep orted. Urgent surgical treatment included external ventricular drainin g, trapping and muscle embolization by the Jaeger-Hamby procedure, Fol low-up cerebral angiography showed complete obliteration of the fistul a. The child made an excellent recovery and now leads a normal life.