Inversion of the cerebral mantle as a complication of ventricular shunting. Case report.
The authors report a case of inversion of part of the cerebral mantle into the frontal horn of the lateral ventricle following ventriculoperitoneal shunting for noncommunicating hydrocephalus. The abnormally positioned cerebral mantle continued to grow and caused no detectable neurological dysfunction.
D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant