Hemiparesis - An Uncommon Symptom of Hydrocephalus or Shunt Dysfunction1

Autor:	W. Isler, J. Hirsig, E. Boltshauser, P. P. Rickham
Rok vydání:	1980
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Obstructive hydrocephalus medicine.disease Cerebrospinal fluid shunt Hydrocephalus Shunt (medical) Hemiparesis Underlying disease X ray computed Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Surgery Radiology medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 30:191-197
ISSN:	1439-359X 0939-7248
DOI:	10.1055/s-2008-1066360
Popis:	We describe a boy with asymmetrical hydrocephalus in whom a marked hemiparesis of recent origin resolved completely following insertion of a shunt. In 2 children with shunted obstructive hydrocephalus due to a midline tumour a newly developed hemiparesis improved markedly in one and resolved in the other case subsequent to revision of a blocked shunt. A hemiparesis should therefore not necessarily be attributed to assumed progression of an underlying disease. Other unusual symptoms of hydrocephalus or shunt dysfunction reported in childhood as well as possible causes of hemiparesis in shunted patients are listed.
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