Subtemporal decompression for slit-ventricle syndrome: successful outcome after dramatic change in intracranial pressure wave morphology. Report of two cases.
Subtemporal decompression is recognized as an effective treatment for slit-ventricle syndrome; however, the effects of this procedure have not been demonstrated using both pre- and postsurgical intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. The authors report two cases in which slit-ventricle syndrome and elevated ICP had been diagnosed. Each patient underwent ICP monitoring before and after subtemporal decompression; the dramatic changes in the ICP measurements are presented along with findings from 1-year follow-up examinations.
Allan
Rodney
R
Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia. rodney@allan.com.au
Chaseling
Raymond
R
D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002648:Child; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt