title: Cerebrospinal fluid shunts. Evaluation, complications, and crisis management.
abstract: This article describes commonly used shunt systems and the simple methods that can be used to identify them. Evaluation of shunt system function, definition of site of shunt dysfunction, and immediate intracranial decompression therapy are discussed. Other complications of CSF shunt therapy and their treatments are also presented.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents