Acute elevation of intracranial pressure following transection of non-functional spinal cord.
A spinal cord which is neurologically nonfunctional may be functioning as a conduit for CSF between the ventricular system and the spinal subarachnoid space. Interruption of this pathway can have catastrophic consequences unless there is an adequately functioning shunt.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008026:Ligation; D010027:Osteotomy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000601:surgery*