title: Shunt overdrainage syndrome: review of the literature.
abstract: Shunt overdrainage in patients with hydrocephalus still represents a challenge for neurosurgeons, in part due to the lack of agreement or uniformity concerning the entity. Important problems exist relating to the real incidence of the entity, its definition, classification, and the pathophysiological theories behind the various treatment strategies proposed. Recent reports have suggested that the evidence about overdrainage and its consequences is not so robust as presumed. Consequently, the topic requires more detailed examination. In this review, we comment on all the main facets related with shunt overdrainage.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurosurgery Section, Department of Neurosurgery, Regional University Hospital, Malaga, Spain. broslopez@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: Bienvenido
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5102-7455
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurosurgery Section, Department of Neurosurgery, Regional University Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional University Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional University Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional University Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Regional University Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arráez
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D000069471:Neurosurgeons; D056124:Slit Ventricle Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000266:history*
keywords: CSF shunts; Headaches; Hydrocephalus; Slit ventricle syndrome