Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting. It is well known in children but uncommon in adults. We present a 30-year-old woman with abdominal distension, vomiting and confusion caused by her developing an abdominal CSF pseudocyst, 13 years after her last shunt revision. Adult neurologists need to be aware of this late complication.

OBJECTIVES A new cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt system, Sinushunt, has recently been introduced. CSF is shunted from the ventricles to the transverse sinus. The Sinushunt is not a classical differential pressure shunt; instead, it opens as soon as there is a positive pressure over the shunt and the flow is dependent on the resistance of the system, which is high compared with traditional CSF s...

OBJECT Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) in the preterm infant remains a major neurological complication of prematurity. The authors first described insertion of a specially designed low-profile subcutaneous ventricular catheter reservoir for temporary management of hydrocephalus in 1983. This report presents the follow-up experience with the surgical management of PHH in this population and ...

Abstract Background Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks are associated with high morbidity and recurrence rates. Most cases had increased intracranial pressure (ICP) on presentation. There is still controversy regarding the use of lumbo-peritoneal shunt to prevent its recurrence. Aim This study was conducted evaluate impact CSF following initial as well recurrent repair spontaneous avoi...

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt treats hydrocephalus by altering CSF flow within the brain. In most of cases, shunts consist three parts, which are serially connected to each other: proximal catheter, one-way valve and distal catheter. is one commonly performed neurosurgical procedure, both on elective emergency basis. Consequently, in this paper, indications for shunt, types used, cure, complicatio...

OBJECTIVE To determine the rate and the type of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infections in infants and children admitted to King Fahad Hofuf hospital of Al-Ahsaa area at the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. METHODS From mid 2003 to end of 2006; VP shunt infection episodes were reviewed. Once infection was suspected, a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample was taken and empirical antibiotics we...

Objective: Device-associated infections in the central nervous system are serious complications of procedures involving indwelling devices among neurosurgical patients. In this study, the clinical characteristics and outcome of microbiologically confirmed deviceassociated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infection were evaluated. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of adult patients found t...

In typical cases, normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) manifests itself with the triad of gait disturbance, which begins first, followed by mental deterioration and urinary incontinence associated with ventriculomegaly (on CT or MRI) and normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure. These cases present minor diagnostic difficulties and are the most likely to improve after shunting. Problems arise w...

C erebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts significantly improve the quality of life in patients with acute hydrocephalus. However, CSF infection associated with shunts is a severe complication with high morbidity and mortality [1]. The incidence of shunt-associated infection has a range of 1%-18%, and several independent risk factors have been identified [2-5]. Organisms causing shunt-associated infect...

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