title: Hydrocephalus after decompressive craniotomy: a case series.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Post-craniectomy hydrocephalus in patients with intracranial hypertension is becoming a major concern for neurosurgeons because of the increasing number of hospital admissions for head trauma, stroke and other lesions which may lead to severe brain oedema requiring decompressive craniectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We collected records of all the paediatric patients who developed hydrocephalus following decompressive craniotomy from October 2011 to October 2013 and analysed their clinical profiles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We had 3 patients in this group, ranging in age from 6 to 18 years; 1 patient died and the other 2 patients continue to remain in follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Post-traumatic hydrocephalus is one of the rare complications of decompressive craniotomy; CSF diversion remains the only option for improvement in neurological status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: Abrar A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Altaf U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Ramzan
authors.forename: Humam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanki
authors.forename: Nayil K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Bashir A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D056424:Decompressive Craniectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*