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Disc Edema in Achondroplasia

  • Writer: Dr. Obada Subei, MD.
    Dr. Obada Subei, MD.
  • Apr 2, 2023
  • 1 min read

Case of the week:


A male in his 20s with Achondroplasia presents with headaches, transient visual obscurations, and pulse synchronous tinnitus.

He had disc edema grade 3 bilaterally.

He was found to have obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a Chiari malformation.

He had an occipital craniectomy for relieving the obstruction.


MRI brain with a sagittal view below shows the cerebellum obstructing the 4th ventricle post occipital craniectomy.


The patient was sent for a VP shunt in addition to the craniectomy in order to alleviate his increased intracranial pressure secondary to obstructive hydrocephalus.



 
 
 

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