Pseudotumor cerebri controlled with ventriculo-peritoneal shunt as a rare complication of ROHHAD syndrome: a case report
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracereebral hematoma following lumboperitoneal shunt for pseudotumor cerebri: a rare complication.
Placement of lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt as a surgical treatment for benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) is generally a safe procedure, with complications like mechanical failure, overdrainage and infections. Subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hematoma were seen after lumboperitoneal shunt in a patient having BIH. These complications were the cause of the patient's deterioration. After...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2090-7125
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.23569