Ventriculoperitoneal shunt overdrainage: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 11:15, 20 July 2015
Background
- Overdrainage -> tissue occluding the orifices of the proximal shunt apparatus
- As pressure increases the occluding tissue diesengages allowing drainage to resume
- Leads to cyclic incr ICP complaints that worsen when pt stands
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt problems
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt overdrainage (Slit Ventricle Syndrome)
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt mechanical failure