Intracranial hemorrhage following blunt injury to a shunt valve.
METHODS
The authors report a case of a child who sustained blunt injury to a shunt valve during a basketball game, which resulted in an intracranial hemorrhage.


CONCLUSIONS
This occurrence, although rare, reinforces the recommendation for protective headgear when patients with shunts engage in activities that may result in direct impact to the head.
Kraus
Robert
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, PO Box 1649, Peoria, IL 61656, USA.
Tracy
Patrick T
PT
Hanigan
William C
WC
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods