Traumatic epidural hematoma in shunt dependent patients: a report of two cases.
Two patients are reported with congenital aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus, with functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunts, who developed posttraumatic epidural hematomas. Relative paucity of neurological signs in spite of large size of hematomas is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed