Value of computerized shunt infusion study in assessment of pediatric hydrocephalus shunt function-a two center cross-sectional study.

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Sandra Fernandes DiasZofia Czosnyka

Abstract

Hydrocephalus shunt malfunction can-also in children-occur insidiously without clear symptoms of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) or changes in ventricular size, imposing a diagnostic challenge. Computerized shunt infusion studies enable quantitative shunt function assessment. We report on feasibility and results of this technique in children in a two center cross-sectional study. Shunt infusion study (SIS) is performed with two needles inserted into a pre-chamber for ICP recording and CSF infusion. After baseline ICP recording, constant rate infusion is started until a new ICP plateau (ICPpl) is reached. Dedicated software containing the shunt's resistance characteristics calculates ICP and its amplitude outflow resistance and critical shunt pressure (CSP). Overall, 203 SIS were performed in 166 children. Shunts were defined as functional if ICPpl was <CSP and obstructed if ICPpl was > 5 mmHg above CSP and borderline in between. Forty-one shunts (20.2%) were found obstructed, 26 (12.8%) had borderline characteristics, and 136 (67%) were functional. Baseline ICP in obstructed shunts was significantly above shunt operating pressure. CSF outflow resistance (Rout) and ∆ICP plateau were significantly elevated in obstructed shunts...Continue Reading

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Feb 23, 2020·Acta neurochirurgica·Afroditi-Despina LalouZofia Czosnyka
Apr 23, 2021·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Sandra F DiasMartin U Schuhmann
May 1, 2021·Journal of Clinical Medicine·Afroditi Despina LalouZofia Czosnyka

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