Vestibular schwannoma and communicating hydrocephalus: A case report

Abderrahmane, Housni and Obame, Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi and Azzouzi, Ayoub and Mohcine, Salami and El Asri, Abad Chérif and Gazzaz, Miloudi (2025) Vestibular schwannoma and communicating hydrocephalus: A case report. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 25 (2). pp. 1328-1330. ISSN 2581-9615

Background: Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is benign tumor. VS can produce obstructive hydrocephalus by compressing the fourth ventricle, but also, can be also associated with communicating hydrocephalus. Case presentation: We report a 53-year-old woman patient who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus complicating VS, and had elevated protein concentrations in the ventricular CSF. Conclusion: Different CSF protein concentrations have been reported in patients with VS and communicating hydrocephalus and the concentration of protein necessary to produce this is unknown.