title: Intracranial migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: Total intracranial migration of the shunt is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for treatment of hydrocephalus. The authors report a case of total intracranial migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a child with a very large head and discuss the possible causes and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Muhammad Nasir
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Syed Muhammad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Atif
authors.forename: Shoaib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan