title: Bilateral papilledema as the first sign of ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction§.
abstract: A 12 year-old girl patient with a history of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement at the age of 6 months presented with progressive bilateral decrease in visual acuity. Ophthalmologic examination was consistent with bilateral papilledema. No other systemic manifestations of increased intracranial pressure were evident and laboratory work-up excluded other inflammatory or infectious processes. We present here an interesting case of a patient with ophthalmologic manifestations as the initial finding of ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Oftalmologia #x201C;Conde de Valenciana". Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Serna-Ojeda
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Oftalmologia #x201C;Conde de Valenciana". Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aguirre-Mireles
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Oftalmologia #x201C;Conde de Valenciana". Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Mayra Fabiola
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Camargo-Suarez
keywords: Bilateral papilledema; papilledema; ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
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