Distal migration of shunt is a very common occurrence. Proximal migration of shunt is rare and possible pathophysiological mechanisms to explain this unusual complication is rarely attempted. A 5-month-old child shunted for posttraumatic hydrocephalus presented 1.5 years later with raised intracranial pressure and seizures. Imaging showed subdural hygroma, partial intracranial migration of shun...

Abstract Background Despite the high-frequency rate of cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction, radiological evaluation CSF shunts has remained deficient, focusing mainly on demonstrating secondary signs failure rather than evaluating tube itself. We aimed to study utility different MR pulse sequences in cranial and abdominal ends order identify potential cause its impact patient management. Resu...

Acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a critical systemic condition, and survivors of the primary bleed require multidisciplinary neurointensive care. People who survive aSAH carry an increased risk for various complications including epilepsy, depression, cognitive impairment, shunt requirement for hydrocephalus, and shunt complications. Hydrocephalus after aSAH has been reported ...

The modified Blalock-Taussig shunt is commonly performed as early palliation in cyanotic congenital heart disease. To highlight unusual diagnostic problems in such patients, two cases are reported in whom shunt complications were initially diagnosed as lobar pneumonia and tuberculosis, respectively. The children, an 8 month old boy and a 3 year old boy, had false aneurysm secondary to infection...

BACKGROUND We report a patient who underwent percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing (PTEG), that is, nonsurgical esophagostomy under ultrasonographic control, as an alternative to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). CASE DESCRIPTION The PTEG was placed for shunt protection from inadvertent infection in a 29-year-old male patient in whom a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt had previous...

INTRODUCTION Implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a standard procedure for hydrocephalus. Different complications can occur, one of them being migration of the distal end of the tube. CASE DESCRIPTION The abdominal end of a VP shunt tube had migrated into the descending colon. In a laparoscopic procedure, the shunt was retrieved, and the colonic perforation site was resected. ...

Background: Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a disorder of the elderly with progressive worsening gait and balance, cognition, urinary control which requires assessment using criteria recommended by International iNPH guidelines. Methods: Adult Clinical Research Network (AHCRN) prospective registry data from 5-centers over 50-month interval included entry criteria; demographic...

Introduction: Hydrocephalus is one of the most common diseases in children, and its treatment requires brain operation. However, the pathophysiology of the disease is very complicated and still unknown.  Methods: Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS) implantation are among the common treatments of hydrocephalus. In this study, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) hyd...