Transient blindness following intracranial pressure changes in a hydrocephalic child with a V-P shunt.
A hydrocephalic child with a V-P shunt developed transient blindness following shunt revision. A year later, visual function deteriorated when shunt malfunction occurred. Following shunt revision, the child regained sight. The effects of intracranial hypertension and hypotension on the visual pathways are discussed.
Constantini
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Umansky
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Nesher
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Shalit
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D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004596:Electroretinography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors