Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency Department

Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency Department

Colpocephaly is a form of congenital ventriculomegaly characterized by enlarged occipital horns of the lateral ventricles with associated neurologic abnormalities. The diagnosis of colpocephaly is typically made in infancy. Its diagnosis in adulthood without associated clinical symptoms is exception...

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Main Authors: Christopher Parker, Wesley Eilbert, Timothy Meehan, Christopher Colbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-11-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/800265mw
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spelling doaj-5880b0f2e8d847b596baef1f993398db2020-11-25T02:37:42ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2019-11-013410.5811/cpcem.2019.9.44646cpcem-03-421Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency DepartmentChristopher ParkerWesley EilbertTimothy MeehanChristopher ColbertColpocephaly is a form of congenital ventriculomegaly characterized by enlarged occipital horns of the lateral ventricles with associated neurologic abnormalities. The diagnosis of colpocephaly is typically made in infancy. Its diagnosis in adulthood without associated clinical symptoms is exceptionally rare. We report a case of colpocephaly diagnosed incidentally in an adult without neurologic abnormalities in the emergency department. To our knowledge, this is only the ninth reported case in an asymptomatic adult and the first to be described in the emergency medicine literature.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/800265mw
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Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency Department
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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Wesley Eilbert
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title Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency Department
title_short Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency Department
title_full Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency Department
title_fullStr Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency Department
title_full_unstemmed Colpocephaly Diagnosed in a Neurologically Normal Adult in the Emergency Department
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publisher eScholarship Publishing, University of California
series Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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description Colpocephaly is a form of congenital ventriculomegaly characterized by enlarged occipital horns of the lateral ventricles with associated neurologic abnormalities. The diagnosis of colpocephaly is typically made in infancy. Its diagnosis in adulthood without associated clinical symptoms is exceptionally rare. We report a case of colpocephaly diagnosed incidentally in an adult without neurologic abnormalities in the emergency department. To our knowledge, this is only the ninth reported case in an asymptomatic adult and the first to be described in the emergency medicine literature.
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