Cyclic vomiting and the slit ventricle syndrome.
Recurrent bouts of vomiting with headache and lethargy occurred in 6 children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts who had small ventricles rather than the expected dilated ones. Slit ventricle syndrome is not uncommon in children with shunts and its early recognition allows for appropriate surgical treatment.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology*