title: Delayed refractory hyperventilation following endoscopic third ventriculostomy in a 5-year-old boy.
abstract: We present the case of a 5-year-old boy who developed a delayed onset intractable hyperventilation following endoscopic third ventriculostomy. The proposed aetiology of this exceptionally rare phenomenon is discussed. To our knowledge, previous cases have only been reported in the adult population.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, 3210, New Zealand. merolaj@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merola
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, 3210, New Zealand.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, 3210, New Zealand.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoskins
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, 3210, New Zealand.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, 3210, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Central neurogenic hyperventilation; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hyperventilation