Trapped Fourth Ventricle in a Pediatric Patient With a History of Post‐Traumatic Hydrocephalus and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review
Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Ibrahim, Ihsan Ullah, Rehmat Farhaj, Fazeela Bibi, Khalil El Abdi, Bilal Aslam, Vohra Maham Hassan, Said Hamid Sadat · 2026
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Muhammad Hamza and a large team report a rare shunt complication in a 2026 case report. A seven-year-old boy had a shunt placed after injury caused hydrocephalus, a build-up of brain fluid. He grew drowsy and unsteady, and a CT scan first suggested a tumor at the back of the brain.
An MRI instead showed a trapped fourth ventricle, where one fluid space swells shut and presses on the brainstem. Surgeons opened the blocked area and freed scarred tissue, restoring fluid flow. His symptoms fully cleared within one month, and the paper reviews past cases to stress fast imaging and surgery.
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| CREATOR | Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Ibrahim, Ihsan Ullah, Rehmat Farhaj, Fazeela Bibi, Khalil El Abdi, Bilal Aslam, Vohra Maham Hassan, Said Hamid Sadat |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20225 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |