Clinical Manifestations of CSF Shunt Complications

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Clinical Manifestations of CSF Shunt Complications

Type of complication % Mechanical complications: proximal catheter, valve, or distal catheter obstruction, disconnection, fracture, migration, etc. 8–64 Functional complications (under- and overdrainage) 3–50 Shunt infection 3–12 Intra-abdominal complications (only…

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Mechanical Complications of Shunts

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Mechanical Complications of Shunts

Fig. 8.1 Scanning Electron Microscopy of a shunt valve of diaphragm type, removed from a patient due to shunt malfunction. There is precipitation of crystals on the diaphragm, which with…

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Iatrogenic Complications of CSF Shunting

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Iatrogenic Complications of CSF Shunting

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…

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