Bilateral huge calcified chronic subdural haematomas ['armoured brain'] in an adult patient with a coexistent VA shunt infection.
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Neurosurgical Department of Asclepeion General Hospital, Athens, Greece. geodim28@msn.com
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D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome