“…Although ETV has emerged as the preferred treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus from etiologies such as aqueductal stenosis [2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], tectal plate gliomas [3, 6, 13]and fourth ventricular outflow obstruction [20], relatively few studies have addressed its utility in patients with posthemorrhagic and postinfectious hydrocephalus. This likely reflects the traditional concept that these processes cause hydrocephalus from distal obstruction of CSF reabsorption at the level of the arachnoid granulations.…”