The aspects to be considered before removal of a shunt placed earlier for treatment of hydrocephalus are reviewed. The methods proposed so far for determination of whether a shunt is still needed are described. Their low reliability is stressed, as are the risk inherent in shunt removal.
How to get rid of the shunt: a comment
โ Scribed by F. J. Epstein
- Book ID
- 104727601
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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โฆ Synopsis
The consensus of the speakers was that there is no single test that reliably confirms that a shunt is not functioning. They all agreed that shunt removal was always associated with an element of hazard and that it should not be carried out except in the most exceptional circumstances.
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