Ventriculoperitoneal shunt for intracranial hypertension in cryptococcal meningitis without hydrocephalus.
The use of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt to treat uncontrollable intracranial hypertension in patients with cryptococcal meningitis without hydrocephalus is somewhat unusual and still largely unreported. However, uncontrollable intracranial hypertension without hydrocephalus in these patients is a potentially life-threatening condition. Early diagnosis and shunt placement are essential to improve survival and neurological function. We report uncontrollable intracranial hypertension without hydrocephalus in a 23-year-old woman, which was successfully managed by VP shunt placement.
Department of Neurology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Panayota
P
Petrou
Samuel
S
Moscovici
Ronen R
RR
Leker
Eyal
E
Itshayek
John M
JM
Gomori
José E
JE
Cohen
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult