| Acute cranial decompression in meckel-gruber syndrome and slit-ventricle syndrome with craniocephalic disproportion. | |
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PMID: 22134259 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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ABSTRACT: Slit-ventricle syndrome (SVS) is characterized by headaches associated with subnormal ventricular size in patients with shunt-treated hydrocephalus. It commonly occurs in children who have had shunts placed at an early age and is diagnosed when computed tomography scans are carried out to investigate suspected shunt obstruction with an accompanying rise in intracranial pressure (ICP). Overdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid may additionally result in craniocephalic disproportion, potentially by dampening the normal expansile pulsations of the dura against the skull, which leads to craniostenosis. Management is controversial because many strategies have only short-term benefit, and surgical intervention is understandably often seen as a last resort.We present a case of a child with SVS and craniocephalic disproportion who was treated with urgent cranial expansion due to rising ICP. Intraoperative ICP monitoring demonstrates a rapid and sustained drop in ICP, and the patient made an uneventful return to his premorbid condition.We conclude that cranial vault expansion should be considered as an effective treatment for postshunt craniocephalic disproportion in patients with SVS. |
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Michael Moses; Adrianna Ranger; Arjang Yazdani |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of craniofacial surgery Volume: 22 ISSN: 1536-3732 ISO Abbreviation: J Craniofac Surg Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-12-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9010410 Medline TA: J Craniofac Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2288-91 Citation Subset: D |
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From the *Division of Plastic Surgery and †Department of Neurosurgery, University of Western Ontario, London Health Science Center, Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada. |
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