2009
DOI: 10.5835/jecm.omu.26.03.008
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On-Off Malfunctıon In A Pedıatrıc Shunt: A Case Report

Abstract: Three-years-old-boy with a history of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement was admitted to our neurosurgery department with headache, vomiting and sunset eye phenomena. Direct X-ray examination of the shunt system was completely normal. The palpation of the shunt dome resulted the unfilling of pumping device. Computerised Tomography (CT) of the head revealed ventricular enlargement and periventricular oedema. The patient was hospitalised for shunt revision. The symptoms were spontaneously disappeared within 4… Show more

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