Hydrocephalus associated with glycogen storage disease type II (Pompe's disease)

Pediatr Neurol. 1999 Sep;21(3):674-6. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(99)00064-8.

Abstract

The authors describe a case of hydrocephalus in an 8-month, 2-week-old infant who had been previously diagnosed with glycogen storage disease type II. Cranial imaging revealed no evidence of obstruction within the ventricular system. This case adds to the central nervous system complications associated with this disorder. Several possible mechanisms for the hydrocephalus observed in this infant are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Glycogen Storage Disease Type II / complications*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology*
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt