title: Anesthetic management of a case of armored brain.
abstract: Armored brain is condition, which occurs due to calcification in a chronic subdural hematoma (SDH). Here, we are reporting a case of armored brain due to chronic SDH as a complication of vetriculoperitoneal shunt (VP shunt). Patient had undergone major surgery for removal of calcified hematoma. VP shunt is a simple surgery, but can lead to catastrophic complications like this. In this report, we had described this condition and its aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Surender Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mihir Prakash
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pandia
keywords: Armored brain; Subdural hematoma; ventriculo peritoneal shunt