Hydrocephalus following spinal cord schwannoma resection

L. I. Bland and J. V. McDonald
Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester, Medical Center, NY 14642-8670.

We describe a patient who developed signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension immediately after complete excision of a benign spinal cord schwannoma located at C3-4. We also present a brief review of the literature on the association of hydrocephalus with spinal cord tumors.