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Management of Hydrocephalus in the Patient With Myelomeningocele: An Argument Against Third Ventriculostomy

[Neurosurg Focus 16(2), 2004. © 2004 American Association of Neurological Surgeons]

Figure 1. An MR image obtained in a patient with myelomeningocele, CM, and syringomyelia. The obstruction of the outlets of the fourth ventricle and the communication with the central canal allows for the development of the syrinx.