Normal rate of cerebrospinal fluid formation five years after bilateral choroid plexectomy. Case report.
A ventricular perfusion technique was used to determine the rate of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) formation in a 5-year-old child who had undergone bilateral choroid plexectomy for communicating hydrocephalus during infancy. At the time of the study, the patient had a failed ventriculoperitoneal shunt and was suffering from progressive ventriculomegaly. The calculated rate of CSF formation, 0.35 ml/min +/- 0.02 standard deviation, was within normal limits.
D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male