Fig. 11.1 Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring in a patient with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Note that ICP values are negative when the bed is inclined 45° to allow the patient…
This type of valve may be of benefit in patients with siphoning and over-drainage problems or in those with a high risk of developing slit-ventricle syndrome. Current data have shown…
Fig. 5.1 (a) MRI showing benign external hydrocephalus in a 6-month-old boy. (b) Spontaneous resolution of the pericerebral collection and ventriculomegaly at age 3 years 5.2.8.2 Posttraumatic and Postinfectious Subdural…
Fig. 12.1 Hypertrophy of the right cardiac cavities with right deviation of the heart in a child with a VAS positioned at T4 level (arrow) who developed pulmonary embolism and…
Fig. 24.1 Magnetic resonance imaging showing a hydrocephalus related to a tectal plate lesion. The patient presented with signs of increased ICP, nystagmus, and ataxia Fig. 24.2 Magnetic resonance (MR)…
Fig. 18.1 MR scans of a 28-year-old woman with a history of learning difficulties at childhood and recent episodic diffuse headache that had lasted for almost 3 months as well…
Fig. 7.1 Axial noncontrast computed tomography depicting an example of shunt overdrainage with subsequent development of bilateral extra-axial fluid collection (asterisks) Fig. 7.2 Right frontoparietal hyperdense extra-axial fluid collection (arrow)…
Fig. 23.1 Axial T2-weighted MRI showing multiple loculations in a 7-month-old patient with hydrocephalus caused by intraventricular hydrocephalus associated with prematurity as well as likely meningitis. The patient has already…
Fig. 13.1 Pseudocyst. Peritoneal catheter is withdrawn from the pseudocyst (a) and repositioned in functional peritoneum under laparoscopic assistance (b) When there is a chance for it, endoscopic third ventriculostomy…
Fig. 14.1 Indication for shunt revision in adults older than 17 years old (Adapted from data from Youman’s book [14, 15]) During the first decade of the twentieth century, the…
