title: Bilateral subdural hematomas after lumboperitoneal shunt placement.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lumboperitoneal shunts are commonly placed as treatment for a variety of conditions, and complications can be significant.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We discuss a rare complication of these shunts, namely bilateral non-traumatic subdural hematoma formation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A patient with a normal neurologic examination but severe nausea, weight loss, and dehydration presented 2 weeks after lumboperitoneal shunt placement for cryptococcal meningitis, and was found to have bilateral subdural hematomas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physicians should be aware of this potentially devastating complication of shunt placement so that prompt and appropriate treatment can be initiated.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California 92103, USA.
authors: Ilona A
authors: IA
authors: Barash
authors: Anthony J
authors: AJ
authors: Medak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum
keywords: complications; lumboperitoneal shunt; subdural hematoma