Diferencia entre revisiones de «Ventriculoperitoneal shunt overdrainage»

(Diagnosis and CT image)
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**As pressure increases the occluding tissue diesengages allowing drainage to resume
**As pressure increases the occluding tissue diesengages allowing drainage to resume
**Leads to cyclic incr ICP complaints that worsen when pt stands
**Leads to cyclic incr ICP complaints that worsen when pt stands
**Newer valve devices with antisiphon features make this less common


==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==

Revisión del 23:55 30 nov 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
    • Newer valve devices with antisiphon features make this less common

Clinical Features

Differential Diagnosis

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt problems

Diagnosis

  • CT Head necessary for shunt placement workup and overdrained ventricles
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Management

Disposition

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