Value of computerized shunt infusion study in assessment of pediatric hydrocephalus shunt function—a two center cross-sectional study | Zendy

Sandra Fernandes Dias | Zendy; Afroditi D. Lalou | Zendy; Regine Spang | Zendy; Karin HaasLude | Zendy; Matthew Garnett | Zendy; Helen T. Fernandez | Zendy; Marek Czosnyka | Zendy; Martin U. Schuhmann | Zendy; Zofia Czosnyka | Zendy

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Value of computerized shunt infusion study in assessment of pediatric hydrocephalus shunt function—a two center cross-sectional study

Author(s) -

Sandra Fernandes Dias,

Afroditi D. Lalou,

Regine Spang,

Karin HaasLude,

Matthew Garnett,

Helen T. Fernandez,

Marek Czosnyka,

Martin U. Schuhmann,

Zofia Czosnyka

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

child s nervous system

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.46

H-Index - 84

eISSN - 1433-0350

pISSN - 0256-7040

DOI - 10.1007/s00381-019-04264-3

Subject(s) - shunt (medical) , medicine , hydrocephalus , intracranial pressure , sedation , surgery , anesthesia

Hydrocephalus shunt malfunction can-also in children-occur insidiously without clear symptoms of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) or changes in ventricular size, imposing a diagnostic challenge. Computerized shunt infusion studies enable quantitative shunt function assessment. We report on feasibility and results of this technique in children in a two center cross-sectional study.

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