title: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction presenting as acute paraparesis in an infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98103, USA. achowdha@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Abhineet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chowdhary
authors.forename: Taylor J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Avellino
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*