title: Delayed incidental diagnosis of postoperative extradural hematoma following ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: Ventriculo peritoneal (VP) shunt uncommonly complicates as intracranial hematomas which can still occur in patients with a functioning VP shunt leading to a delay in the diagnosis which can be extremely dangerous and lead to adverse outcomes. We report a case of an incidental diagnosis of delayed post-operative EDH following VP shunt in an young adult patient with a right cerebellar lesion and highlight the need for meticulous post-operative neurological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Byrappa
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Redhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Bhadrinarayan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varadarajan
keywords: Extradural hematoma; ventriculoperitoneal shunt; young adult