title: Syndrome of overdrainage associated with disconnection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: We present the case of a child who developed the syndrome of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) overdrainage with slit-like ventricles on CT in the setting of a disconnected distal shunt valve. Upgrading the shunt alleviated his symptoms. It is suggested that the presence of a patent fibrous tract allowed the overdrainage of CSF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pomeranz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spektor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yacoub
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Israel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*