Long-Standing Overt Ventriculomegaly in Adults (LOVA): Can You Blame Alcohol?
Cureus
; 16(5): e59973, 2024 May.
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Long-standing overt ventriculomegaly in adults (LOVA) is a kind of chronic hydrocephalus that has been reported to have started in infancy and is characterized by severe ventriculomegaly and macrocephaly. It often manifests clinically in later adulthood. We describe the case of a 34-year-old male patient who had a history of chronic alcoholism and who had been complaining of headaches, disturbed gait, and frequent falls for three months when he arrived in a stupor at the emergency room. Massive ventriculomegaly with Evans' index of 0.40 was found during a head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRI results were more severe than the clinical manifestations. He was diagnosed with LOVA and treated with conservative hyperosmolar drugs, neuroprotective agents, and intravenous (IV) thiamine. The patient was discharged and consented to follow-up after a hospital stay of seven days.
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