[Use of telethermography in patients with Holter's cerebrospinal fluid shunt].
The authors describe their experience with thermography in the study of the permeability of Holter's ventriculo-atrial shunt. Thermography has the advantage of permitting immediate visualisation and photographic documentation of the permeability. It appears that the thermographic findings show a good correlation with the functional state of the shunt in 88% of the cases examined. Causes of possible errors are discussed. It is concluded that thermography is a valuable method to assess the patency of Holter's ventriculoatrial shunt.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods*
L'utilisation de la téléthermographie chez les malades porteurs d'une dérivation du liquide céphalo-rachidien selon la technique de Holter.