The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2005 , Vol 47 , Num 4
Mumps hydrocephalus ameliorated with external drainage
1Departments of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey2 Departments of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Kanra G, Özen M, Kara A, Küpeli S, Devrim I, Cengiz AB, Akalan N. Mumps hydrocephalus ameliorated with external drainage. Turk J Pediatr 2005; 47: 397-399.
Mumps is still one of the most common childhood diseases in areas where national immunization has not been implemented. Although central nervous system manifestation is not so uncommon, hydrocephalus secondary to mumps is very rare. In this report, we present a toddler who developed severe hydrocephalus during mumps infection, which resolved via timely cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) drainage. We would like to emphasize early intervention for CSF external drainage.
Keywords : mumps, hydrocephalus, external drainage