title: Central diabetes insipidus: a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction during pregnancy.
abstract: During pregnancy ventriculoperitoneal shunts have reported complication rates of 30% to 60%. In this case a functionally occluded shunt resulted in prolonged increased intracranial pressure, pituitary stalk damage, and permanent central diabetes insipidus. This complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt occlusion during pregnancy has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goolsby
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Harlass
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*