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Krahulik D, Hrabalek L, Blazek F, Halaj M, Slachta M, Klaskova E, Maresova K. Sensitivity of Papilledema as a Sign of Increased Intracranial Pressure. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:children10040723. [PMID: 37189972 DOI: 10.3390/children10040723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Our study evaluates the sensitivity of papilledema as a sign of high intracranial pressure in children. Patients younger than 18 years old, diagnosed with increased ICP, and who had received dilated fundus examination between 2019 and 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Factors including the patient's age, sex, aetiology, duration of signs or symptoms, intracranial pressure (ICP), and presence of papilledema were evaluated. We included 39 patients in this study, whose mean age was 6.7 years. The 31 patients without papilledema had a mean age of 5.7 years, and 8 patients (20%) with papilledema had a mean age of 10.4 (p < 0.037). The mean duration of signs or symptoms was nine weeks in patients without papilledema and seven weeks in those with papilledema (p = 0.410). The leading causes of increased ICP with papilledema were supratentorial tumor (12.5%), infratentorial tumor (33.3%), and hydrocephalus (20%) (p = 0.479). Papilledema was statistically significantly more common in older patients. We found no statistical significance between sex, diagnosis, and symptoms. The relatively low incidence of papilledema (20%) in our study shows that papilledema's absence does not ensure the absence of increased ICP, especially in younger patients.
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- David Krahulik
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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A Great Conversation With Jonathan Trobe. J Neuroophthalmol 2022; 42:396-401. [DOI: 10.1097/wno.0000000000001666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Asensio-Sánchez VM, Pacheco-Callirgos GE, Valentín-Bravo J, García-Onrubia L. Visual acuity loss and sixth nerve palsy as the only manifestations of slit ventricle syndrome. ARCHIVOS DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE OFTALMOLOGIA 2022; 97:40-43. [PMID: 35027144 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftale.2020.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The case is presented of a girl diagnosed with obstructive hydrocephalus due to pilomyxoid astrocytoma, which required a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) at the age of 5 years and 10 months. Two months later, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain did not show ventriculomegaly or other signs of increased intracranial pressure. At the age of 6 years and 2 months, a rapid onset of bilateral visual acuity loss developed and she was diagnosed with slit ventricle syndrome. Despite valve revisions of the VPS, she developed an abrupt decline of visual acuity to hand motion at 10 cm. Fundus examination revealed bilateral optic atrophy. She did not report any other systemic symptoms suggesting increased intracranial pressure, such as headache, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, irritability, or altered levels of consciousness.
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- V M Asensio-Sánchez
- Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
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Panagopoulos D, Karydakis P, Themistocleous M. Slit ventricle syndrome: Historical considerations, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment review. Brain Circ 2021; 7:167-177. [PMID: 34667900 PMCID: PMC8459697 DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_29_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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After the introduction of shunt treatment for the management of childhood hydrocephalus, a wide variety of complications related to this treatment modality have been recognized. The entity of slit ventricle syndrome (alternatively, symptomatic ventricular coaptation) is one of them, is frequently encountered in the pediatric population and its symptom complex resembles that of shunt failure. We conducted research on PubMed®, MEDLINE®, and Web of Science®, using the keywords: “slit ventricles,” “slit ventricle syndrome,” “SVS” and “ventricular coaptation.” The aim of our review was to trace the advances made through the past decades, concerning our knowledge about the clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and treatment options of this entity. The discrepancy among researchers about the offending etiology and the optimum treatment algorithm of this entity, as well as the necessity of an updated concept regarding shunt over drainage is analyzed. The multiple treatment modalities proposed and pathophysiologic mechanisms implicated for the treatment of slit ventricle syndrome illustrate the complexity of this entity. Consequently, the issue requires more detailed evaluation. In this review, we comment on all the main facets related to shunt over drainage and the resultant slit ventricle syndrome.
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- Dimitrios Panagopoulos
- Department of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Hospital of Athens, "Agia Sophia,", Athens, Greece
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Hospital of Athens, "Agia Sophia,", Athens, Greece
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Fairbanks AM, Chen JJ, Bhatti MT, Eggenberger E. OS reboot. Surv Ophthalmol 2021; 67:1311-1318. [PMID: 33781791 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion or shunting procedures are the most commonly performed surgery for the treatment of hydrocephalus and are often employed in the management of elevated intracranial pressure due to a variety of diseases. Despite their popularity however, approximately 50% of shunts fail within the first two years, and several revisions are required within the first decade after placement. Ophthalmologists may encounter patients with a CSF shunt to evaluate for concerns of vision loss or diplopia and to determine if papilledema is present. We discuss the neuro-ophthalmic manifestations and evaluation of possible CSF shunt malfunction.
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- Aaron M Fairbanks
- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Asensio-Sánchez VM, Pacheco-Callirgos GE, Valentín-Bravo J, García-Onrubia L. Visual acuity loss and sixth nerve palsy as the only manifestations of slit ventricle syndrome. ARCHIVOS DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE OFTALMOLOGIA 2021; 97:S0365-6691(20)30486-X. [PMID: 33478754 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2020.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The case is presented of a girl diagnosed with obstructive hydrocephalus due to pilomyxoid astrocytoma, which required a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) at the age of 5 years and 10 months. Two months later, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain did not show ventriculomegaly or other signs of increased intracranial pressure. At the age of 6 years and 2 months, a rapid onset of bilateral visual acuity loss developed and she was diagnosed with slit ventricle syndrome. Despite valve revisions of the VPS, she developed an abrupt decline of visual acuity to hand motion at 10cm. Fundus examination revealed bilateral optic atrophy. She did not report any other systemic symptoms suggesting increased intracranial pressure, such as headache, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, irritability, or altered levels of consciousness.
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- V M Asensio-Sánchez
- Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, España.
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- Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, España
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- Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, España
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Verma D, Low DCY, Lim JKB. Bilateral Proptosis in a Child-A Rare Manifestation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Obstruction. J Pediatr Intensive Care 2020; 10:311-316. [PMID: 34745707 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) obstruction may have a myriad of presentations. We reported a case of an 11-year-old girl presenting with acute, bilateral proptosis secondary to VPS obstruction. While neuroimaging was interpreted as unremarkable, fundoscopy revealed bilateral papilledema and lumbar puncture showed elevated intracranial pressure. Neurosurgical exploration demonstrated VPS valve obstruction and a new VPS was inserted. Postoperatively, she developed a recurrent extradural hematoma, which was initially evacuated and later managed conservatively. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bilateral proptosis secondary to VPS obstruction. This case highlights the value of key clinical findings and limitations of neuroimaging.
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- Deepti Verma
- Department of Pediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Neurosurgical Service, Division of Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Children's Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatric Subspecialties, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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PURPOSE To evaluate the characteristics and outcomes of strabismus in patients with hydrocephalus. METHODS A retrospective chart review of patients with strabismus and hydrocephalus is performed in the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology between 2012 and 2018. RESULTS Seventeen patients between the ages of 6 months and 13 years met the criteria of strabismus and hydrocephalus. Although all had developmental delay, five patients out of 17 were premature (lower than 36 weeks of gestation). All patients had ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for congenital hydrocephalus. Three patients had exotropia, whereas 14 had esotropia. Glasses were prescribed to 13 patients: hyperopic correction in 12 and myopic correction in one patient. Surgical correction with bimedial recession was performed in five patients. Four of them achieved successful ocular alignment. CONCLUSIONS Children with hydrocephalus most likely have esotropia. Although good ocular alignment is achieved with surgical correction in some patients, some patients may benefit from glasses.
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The surgical results of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in long-standing overt ventriculomegaly in adults with papilledema. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2019; 183:105366. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lee HJ, Phi JH, Kim SK, Wang KC, Kim SJ. Papilledema in children with hydrocephalus: incidence and associated factors. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2017; 19:627-631. [PMID: 28387641 DOI: 10.3171/2017.2.peds16561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to report the incidence of and the factors associated with papilledema in children with hydrocephalus. METHODS Patients younger than 15 years of age who had been diagnosed with hydrocephalus and treated by extra-ventricular drainage or ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery between 2005 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Factors including patient age and sex, etiology of hydrocephalus, duration of signs or symptoms, intracranial pressure (ICP), and presence of papilledema were evaluated. RESULTS Forty-six patients, whose mean age was 6.3 ± 4.7 years, were included in the study. The 19 patients without papilledema had a mean age of 2.7 ± 2.7 years, and the 27 patients with papilledema had a mean age of 8.8 ± 4.2 years (p < 0.001). The mean ICP was 19.9 ± 10.0 cm H2O among those without papilledema and 33.3 ± 9.1 cm H2O among those with papilledema (p < 0.001). The mean duration of signs or symptoms was 3.0 ± 4.6 months in the patients without papilledema and 3.4 ± 3.9 months in those with papilledema (p = 0.704). The patients with papilledema were older and presented with higher ICP than those without. The causes of hydrocephalus were tumor (59%), congenital anomaly (19%), hemorrhage (13%), and infection (9%). CONCLUSIONS Papilledema was more common in patients who were older, who had higher ICP, and whose hydrocephalus had been induced by brain tumor. However, since papilledema was absent in 41% of the children with hydrocephalus, papilledema's absence does not ensure the absence of hydrocephalus, especially in younger patients.
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- Haeng Jin Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital; and
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital; and
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Issawi A, Boyle J, Avellino AM, Lin J. Commentary: Should Pediatric Patients with Shunts See Ophthalmologists on a Regular Basis? Neurosurgery 2017; 80:E249-E250. [DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ros B, Iglesias S, Martín Á, Carrasco A, Ibáñez G, Arráez MA. Shunt overdrainage syndrome: review of the literature. Neurosurg Rev 2017; 41:969-981. [DOI: 10.1007/s10143-017-0849-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Spectral analysis of intracranial pressure: Is it helpful in the assessment of shunt functioning in-vivo? Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016; 142:112-119. [PMID: 26835753 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Shunt failure is common in hydrocephalic patients. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infusion test enables the assessment of CSF absorption capacity, which is represented by the resistance to CSF outflow (ROUT) However, shunt failure may not only affect the CSF absorption capacity but also the intracranial compliance or compensatory properties. Spectral analysis of the ICP signal obtained during the infusion test may enable the comprehensive assessment of the overall deterioration caused by shunt failure. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 121 hydrocephalic shunted patients underwent the infusion test with continuous intracranial pressure (ICP) and arterial blood pressure (ABP) recording. The maximum amplitudes of three major frequency bandwidths (0.2-2.6, 2.6-4.0 and 4.0-15 Hz, respectively) were calculated from the ICP. Statistical analyses were conducted to identify factors significantly associated with shunt failure, to construct an index (i.e., the shunt response parameter, SRP) for detecting shunt failure, and to define thresholds for ROUT and SRP. RESULTS The ROUT threshold for detecting shunt failure was 7.59 mmHg/ml/min, and this threshold showed an accuracy of 82.64%. All spectral parameters were found to be significantly associated with shunt patency (p<0.05). The SRP exhibited significantly better accuracy than ROUT in detecting shunt failure (91.74%). CONCLUSION The hydrodynamic assessment of shunted patients enhanced by spectral analysis during the infusion test detected shunt failure with high accuracy. Although further validation is needed, the SRP exhibited promising results.
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Neiter E, Guarneri C, Pretat PH, Joud A, Marchal JC, Klein O. [Semiology of ventriculoperitoneal shunting dysfunction in children - a review]. Neurochirurgie 2015; 62:53-9. [PMID: 26657112 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is a treatment of the hydrocephalus that may dysfunction. The clinical presentation of shunt dysfunction is variable. We therefore decided to focus on the clinical presentation of VPS malfunction in children, as this condition requires immediate emergency treatment and because of the sometimes confusing signs of intracranial hypertension in a shunted child. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched PubMed with the following groups of keywords: (dysfunction OR blockage) AND shunting AND hydrocephalus; shunt complications AND hydrocephalus; hydrocephalus AND shunt AND malfunction. Articles dealing with ventriculo-atrial shunt were excluded. A total of 79 articles were retained for analysis (English and French). Case reports were excluded. RESULTS The clinical presentation varies by age: vomiting and alterated level of consciousness are the most frequent signs in older children, whereas infants present more often with raised intracranial pressure symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, irritability and bulging fontanel. Drowsiness is a good predictor of VPS dysfunction. An asymptomatic presentation is rare but possible. Abdominal presentation is also possible, ranging from abdominal discomfort to peritonitis. Fever, occurring a short time after the last intervention, and irritability are good predictors of shunt infection. Pumping the chamber of the VPS has a weak positive predictive value (12%). Shunt dysfunction can lead to death, with an estimated mortality rate at 1% per year during the first years. CONCLUSION It is essential to be aware of the variability of the clinical presentation of VPS dysfunction, because of the potential severity of this condition. Also it is important to pay attention to the comments of the parents, especially if the child experienced a previous shunt malfunction.
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- E Neiter
- Service de neurochirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Nancy, rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie, hôpital Jean-Minjoz, CHU de Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Nancy, rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Nancy, rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Nancy, rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service de neurochirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants, CHU de Nancy, rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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Serna-Ojeda JC, Aguirre-Mireles M, Camargo-Suarez MF. Bilateral Papilledema as the First Sign of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Dysfunction§. Open Ophthalmol J 2015; 9:25-7. [PMID: 25834657 PMCID: PMC4378072 DOI: 10.2174/1874364101509010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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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.
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Sibony P, Kupersmith MJ, Honkanen R, Rohlf FJ, Torab-Parhiz A. Effects of lowering cerebrospinal fluid pressure on the shape of the peripapillary retina in intracranial hypertension. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014; 55:8223-31. [PMID: 25406288 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-15298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze the deformations of the peripapillary retinal pigment epithelium-basement membrane (ppRPE/BM) layer in response to procedures that lower intracranial pressure (ICP). Second, to demonstrate how shape changes may complement the mean retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness as a measure of intracranial hypertension (ICH) and papilledema. METHODS We used geometric morphometrics on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography images to analyze shape change of the ppRPE/BM layer after several interventions that lower cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure. We also evaluated the effects of pressure-lowering interventions on both the anterior-posterior displacement of ppRPE/BM and the mean RNFL thickness. Forty-one patients with ICH and papilledema were studied before and after lumbar puncture (20), CSF shunt (9), and medical treatment of idiopathic ICH (23). We also compared the shape of 30 normal subjects to 23 patients whose papilledema resolved after medical treatment. RESULTS The ppRPE/BM-layer in ICH and papilledema is characterized by an asymmetric anterior deformation that moves posteriorly and becomes more V-shaped after each pressure-lowering intervention. The differences were statistically significant for all three groups. These shape changes also occur in patients with ongoing ICH who have secondary optic atrophy (without papilledema). Posterior displacement at the margin of the ppRPE/BM layer correlated strongly with overall shape changes. CONCLUSIONS The subsurface contour of the ppRPE/BM layer is a dynamic property that changes with CSF pressure-lowering interventions. It can supplement the RNFL thickness as an indirect gauge of ICP and is particularly helpful in patients with secondary optic atrophy. Direct measurements of displacement at the basement membrane opening may serve as a more convenient office-based surrogate for shape analysis.
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- Patrick Sibony
- Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States
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- Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurosurgery, Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York, United States New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to describe an approach to imaging CSF shunts. Topics reviewed include the components and imaging appearances of the most common types of shunts and the utility of different imaging modalities for the evaluation of shunt failure. Complications discussed include mechanical failure, infection, ventricular loculation, overdrainage, and unique complications related to each shunt type. CONCLUSION This article reviews the imaging features of common CSF shunts and related complications with which radiologists should be familiar.
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Sunil M, Payne C, Panda M. Transient binocular visual loss: a rare presentation of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction. BMJ Case Rep 2011; 2011:bcr.10.2011.4929. [PMID: 22669959 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.10.2011.4929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The authors report the case of a 27-year-old male with ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) for hydrocephalus presenting with episodic transient binocular visual loss (TBVL) and headache. Complete physical, bedside shunt examination and funduscopy were unremarkable. Laboratory investigation, shunt series and imaging studies failed to reveal any acute abnormalities. Interrogation of the shunt system identified a valve malfunction which was corrected with resultant symptomatic relief and the patient was discharged home in stable condition. VPS malfunction occurs secondary to infection or mechanical failure such as obstruction, tubing fracture, shunt migration and over drainage. Resultant raised intracranial pressure leads to symptoms of headache, nausea, vomiting and gait abnormalities. Visual defects including blindness has been occasionally reported from shunt malfunction. Rare complications include cerebrospinal fluid oedema, colonic perforation, paraparesis and parkinsonism. TBVL due to shunt malfunction remains an uncommon presentation and requires a high index of clinical suspicion while evaluating these patients.
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- Meena Sunil
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
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Papilledema has long been recognized as a valuable sign of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). But because papilledema is based on interruption of the energy-dependent process of axoplasmic flow, it appears late after a rise in ICP. Papilledema is usually present in chronically high ICP but sometimes asymmetrically in the 2 eyes and rarely in 1 eye only. Distinguishing it from other optic neuropathies that produce elevated optic discs is challenging, especially in the chronic phase, when visual function may be impaired. Papilledema is often an unrecognized cause of optic disc edema in inflammatory and compressive meningeal disorders that interfere with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) passage through the arachnoid granulations. Its detection is particularly critical in patients with noncompliant ventricles or extraventricular blockage of cerebrospinal flow because imaging may fail to disclose conventional signs of high ICP. Therefore, patients with indwelling CSF shunts, tuberous sclerosis, chronic granulomatous meningitis, or meningiomatosis should be periodically examined for papilledema so that timely ICP-lowering measures can be instituted to preserve vision.
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Bakhsh A. CSF shunt complications in infants--an experience from Pakistan. Pediatr Neurosurg 2011; 47:93-8. [PMID: 21822002 DOI: 10.1159/000329628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVE The main aim of the study was to find out the postoperative complications and long-term outcome of cerebrospinal fluid-shunted patients in an infantile age group with a poor socioeconomic background. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective study of 100 cases of infantile hydrocephalus was conducted at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan. All selected patients suffering from congenital and post-meningitic hydrocephalus were operated on for ventriculoperitoneal shunt. However, cases of hydrocephalus secondary to myelomeningocele were not included. Patients were followed postoperatively for 2 years. Prior consent for surgery was taken from all parents and the study was approved by the hospital's academic and ethical council. RESULTS The majority of patients were brought quite late to the medical facilities because of social taboos and socioeconomic conditions. Early signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus were either ignored or misunderstood. Shunt infection and shunt failure rates remained at 14 and 10%, respectively. 50% of shunt blocks occurred in the first postoperative year and another 50% within 2 years. The highest percentage (40-45%) of death occurred in patients suffering from congenital hydrocephalus, in the first postoperative year. CONCLUSIONS This study concluded that the outcome and prognosis of shunted infantile hydrocephalus in developing countries is suboptimal due to different socioeconomic conditions. However, under such circumstances, careful selection of patients, timely intervention and adherence to meticulous aseptic surgical techniques can alter the prognosis of cerebrospinal fluid-shunted infants.
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- Ahmed Bakhsh
- Saad Specialist Hospital, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Liu GT, Volpe NJ, Galetta SL. Optic disc swelling. Neuroophthalmology 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4160-2311-1.00006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Nazir S, O'Brien M, Qureshi NH, Slape L, Green TJ, Phillips PH. Sensitivity of papilledema as a sign of shunt failure in children. J AAPOS 2009; 13:63-6. [PMID: 19022691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Revised: 08/14/2008] [Accepted: 08/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Papilledema is considered one of the cardinal ophthalmologic signs of shunt failure. However, the prevalence of papilledema in children with shunt malfunction has not been systematically investigated. The purpose of this study is to determine the sensitivity of papilledema as a sign of shunt failure in children. METHODS A prospective evaluation was undertaken of all children (n = 29; <19 years of age) with surgically confirmed shunt malfunction who were treated at Arkansas Children's Hospital between July 2007 and April 2008. Each child had a dilated fundus examination and/or RetCam photograph while under anesthesia immediately before shunt repair. The optic disk was evaluated for the presence of papilledema and pallor. Intracranial pressure was measured during surgical shunt repair at the discretion of the neurosurgeon. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients had surgically confirmed shunt failure. Patient's age ranged from 36 days to 18 years, 8 months. Four patients (14%) had papilledema, and 1 patient had severe optic disk pallor. The remaining 24 patients had flat optic disks. Five patients had flat optic disks despite an intracranial pressure >/=300 mm H(2)O. CONCLUSIONS Papilledema is not a sensitive sign of shunt failure. Even children with severe elevations in intracranial pressure from shunt malfunction may have flat optic disks. Therefore, physicians that evaluate children with shunts should be aware that a normal optic disk does not preclude shunt malfunction.
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- Sayeda Nazir
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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To determine whether ventriculomegaly is associated with ongoing increased intracranial pressure (ICP), physicians often rely on corroborative imaging features such as altered periependymal signal, distortion of ventricular shape, subarachnoid space flattening, and an increase in ventricular size over time. In 2 patients with new headache and altered mental status, symptoms and ventriculomegaly were dismissed as long-standing and not reflective of current ICP elevation. In the first patient, ICP was considered normal because there were no corroborative imaging features of elevated ICP. In the second patient, ICP was considered normal because ventricular size was stable over a 1-year period. The diagnosis of ICP elevation was finally made by ICP monitoring after papilledema was recognized. Ventriculoperitoneal shunting rapidly resolved the papilledema and markedly improved mentation. Brain imaging may often be an unreliable guide to the presence of elevated ICP. In such patients, the finding of papilledema is a critical determinant of management.
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Browd SR, Ragel BT, Gottfried ON, Kestle JRW. Failure of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: part I: Obstruction and mechanical failure. Pediatr Neurol 2006; 34:83-92. [PMID: 16458818 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Revised: 01/27/2005] [Accepted: 05/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ventricular shunts are commonly employed to treat children with hydrocephalus. Complications from shunts are common and can present with a variety of signs and symptoms. This pair of reviews discusses the common findings in patients with shunt malfunction, including physical examination and imaging findings. Part I of the series discusses obstruction and mechanical failure of shunts; Part II discusses overdrainage, loculation, and abdominal complications of shunts. An understanding of the presentation and etiology of shunt dysfunction is critical for neurologists and pediatricians who often are the first to evaluate and triage these children.
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- Samuel R Browd
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113, USA
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Altintas O, Etus V, Etus H, Ceylan S, Caglar Y. Risk of strabismus and ambylopia in children with hydrocephalus. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2005; 243:1213-7. [PMID: 16003519 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-005-0001-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2005] [Revised: 03/03/2005] [Accepted: 04/10/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The present study was undertaken to determine the risk of strabismus and ambylopia in children who underwent operation for hydrocephalus and to compare our results with those in previous studies. METHODS Full orthoptic and ophthalmological examinations, including cycloplegic refraction, were performed in all subjects. RESULTS Ten of 25 patients (40%) were found to have manifest squint. Four of these had esotropia and six had exotropia. No paretic squint or alphabetic pattern strabismus was determined. Refraction measurements revealed amblyogenic refractive errors (significant refractive errors that cause amblyopia) in five of the 25 (20%) patients in this study. Strabismus and the risk of amblyopia were found to be significantly higher in patients who experienced shunt revision than those who had not (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Amblyopia, strabismus, and other acquired defects in the visual system related to hydrocephalus should be closely monitored and treated when indicated. Regular ophthalmic supervision will provide and help to maintain the best possible standard of vision in children with hydrocephalus.
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- Ozgül Altintas
- Deparment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Kocaeli, Izmit, Turkey.
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A variety of acute neurologic disorders present with visual signs and symptoms. In this review the authors focus on those disorders in which the clinical outcome is dependent on timely and accurate diagnosis. The first section deals with acute visual loss, specifically optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathy (ION), retinal artery occlusion, and homonymous hemianopia. The authors include a discussion of those clinical features that are helpful in distinguishing between inflammatory and ischemic optic nerve disease and between arteritic and nonarteritic ION. The second section concerns disc edema with an emphasis on the prevention of visual loss in patients with increased intracranial pressure. The third section deals with abnormal ocular motility, and includes orbital inflammatory disease, carotid-cavernous fistulas, painful ophthalmoplegia, conjugate gaze palsies, and neuromuscular junction disorders. The final section concerns pupillary abnormalities, with a particular emphasis on the dilated pupil and on carotid artery dissection. Throughout there are specific guidelines for the management of these disorders, and areas are highlighted in which there is ongoing controversy.
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- Valerie Purvin
- Indiana University Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Indianapolis, IN 46280, USA.
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Binder DK, Horton JC, Lawton MT, McDermott MW. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Neurosurgery 2004; 54:538-51; discussion 551-2. [PMID: 15028127 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000109042.87246.3c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2003] [Accepted: 09/15/2003] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The history, diagnosis, and therapy of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) (pseudotumor cerebri) are reviewed. Theories of pathogenesis are considered, the clinical presentation is described, and potential diagnostic and therapeutic challenges are explored. METHODS An extensive literature review of IIH and related conditions (secondary pseudotumor syndromes) was performed. The history of and rationale for the diagnosis and medical and surgical approaches to treatment are reviewed. Available outcome studies are presented. RESULTS Diagnosis of IIH requires that the modified Dandy criteria be satisfied. Multiple potential contributing causes of intracranial hypertension must be identified or excluded. The clinical presentation most often includes headaches and papilledema, but many other findings have been described. The most important goal of therapy is to prevent or arrest progressive visual loss. Medical therapies include alleviation of associated systemic diseases, discontinuation of contributing medications, provision of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, and weight loss. Surgical therapies include lumboperitoneal shunting, ventriculoperitoneal shunting, and optic nerve sheath fenestration. On the basis of the advantages and disadvantages of these treatment modalities, a suggested treatment paradigm is presented. CONCLUSION Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is the term to be adopted instead of pseudotumor cerebri. IIH remains an enigmatic diagnosis of exclusion. However, prompt diagnosis and thorough evaluation and treatment are crucial for preventing visual loss and improving associated symptoms.
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- Devin K Binder
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0112, USA
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Kraus R, Hanigan WC, Kattah J, Olivero WC. Changes in visual acuity associated with shunt failure. Childs Nerv Syst 2003; 19:226-31. [PMID: 12715189 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-003-0721-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2002] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECT The object of this article was to report on a retrospective analysis of the clinical findings in a series of patients with changes in visual acuity associated with shunt failure. METHODS AND RESULTS Over a 10-year period, 350 patients underwent revisions for shunt failure. The clinical course of patients who demonstrated changes in visual acuity (VA) before or during hospitalization were reviewed; follow-up was achieved using outpatient records and telephone calls with physicians, family, or caregivers. Six patients (4 male) ranging in age from 2.5 years to 40 years demonstrated changes in vision associated with shunt failure. The youngest patient lapsed into coma before transfer and showed bilateral occipital lobe infarctions on the CT scan. Three patients had no complaints referable to the visual system prior to revision. Two patients with symptoms lasting more than 21 days showed unequivocal signs of increased intracranial pressure. Serial CT scans remained unchanged in 2 patients. A 3rd patient showed questionable progression in ventricular volume, while another patient's ventricles dilated after a period of 48-72 h. Four patients demonstrated a pattern of aqueductal stenosis, long-term shunting without revision, small ventricles, and poor outpatient follow-up. Four patients showed partial or complete recovery following revision. CONCLUSIONS Changes in vision are uncommon and can be an isolated finding associated with shunt failure. Patients with aqueductal stenosis, long-term shunting without revision, and small, potentially non-compliant ventricles may be at risk of this complication. Misdiagnosis or inadequate follow-up places these patients at additional risk, but rapid revision can result in partial or complete recovery.
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- Robert Kraus
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, PO Box 1649, Peoria, IL 61656, USA
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Nguyen TN, Polomeno RC, Farmer JP, Montes JL. Ophthalmic complications of slit-ventricle syndrome in children. Ophthalmology 2002; 109:520-4; discussion 524-5. [PMID: 11874754 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00985-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To present the ophthalmic features and visual prognosis of patients with slit-ventricle syndrome (SVS). DESIGN Observational case series. PARTICIPANTS Six patients diagnosed and treated with SVS at the Montreal Children's Hospital between 1985 and 1999. METHODS Patients were included in this study if they had an appropriate ophthalmologic follow-up and if they fulfilled the criteria for the diagnosis of SVS based on intracranial pressure monitoring and neuroimaging studies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Features studied included patients' baseline ophthalmologic evaluation, visual outcome, and neurosurgical characteristics. RESULTS The follow-up ranged from 1 to 14 years. The average number of shunting procedures was 3.7. Ocular examination performed on the initial visit revealed a normal visual acuity in four patients, esotropia in three of six patients, and nystagmus in two of six patients. Cycloplegic refraction was normal in all the subjects. Initial funduscopic evaluation revealed optic atrophy in a 4-month-old infant, whereas two children developed optic atrophy later in the course of the disease. One child developed severe visual field defects. The two children with optic atrophy had moderate to severe loss of visual acuity associated with SVS. CONCLUSIONS A prompt recognition of patients with SVS is crucial, because these individuals are at an increased risk for significant visual loss.
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- Tuong-Nam Nguyen
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
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Shults WT. Discussion by. Ophthalmology 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00986-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Wolintz RJ, Trobe JD, Cornblath WT, Gebarski SS, Mark AS, Kolsky MP. Common errors in the use of magnetic resonance imaging for neuro-ophthalmic diagnosis. Surv Ophthalmol 2000; 45:107-14. [PMID: 11033037 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6257(00)00147-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The optimal utilization of magnetic resonance imaging in neuro-ophthalmic diagnosis is limited by errors in prescribing and interpreting scans. In a review of case material, we discovered four common prescriptive errors: 1) failure to apply a dedicated study, 2) inappropriate use of a dedicated study, 3) omission of intravenous contrast, and 4) omission of specialized sequences. The four common interpretive errors were the following: 1) failure to detect the lesion because of misleading clinical information, 2) rejection of a clinical diagnosis because an expected imaging abnormality was absent, 3) assumption that a striking imaging abnormality accounted for the clinical abnormality, and 4) failure to consider the lack of clinical specificity of imaging abnormalities. Many of these errors could be avoided by improved communication between clinicians and radiologists.
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- R J Wolintz
- W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 49105, USA
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Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of Raised Intracranial Pressure, Hydrocephalus, and Shunt Malfunction. Neurosurg Clin N Am 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30160-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tuite GF, Evanson J, Chong WK, Thompson DN, Harkness WF, Jones BM, Hayward RD. The beaten copper cranium: a correlation between intracranial pressure, cranial radiographs, and computed tomographic scans in children with craniosynostosis. Neurosurgery 1996; 39:691-9. [PMID: 8880760 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199610000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The beaten copper appearance of the cranium, as well as other cranial radiographic and computed tomographic findings in children with craniosynostosis, is often interpreted by clinicians as evidence of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). However, a correlation between radiological findings and ICP measurements has not been previously demonstrated, and their usefulness in detecting elevated ICP has not been defined. METHODS To address those issues, 123 children with craniosynostosis who had cranial radiographs and ICP monitoring were studied. To assess the specificity of certain radiological findings to patients with craniosynostosis, cranial radiographs of patients with craniosynostosis were compared to those of age- and sex-matched controls. In patients with craniosynostosis, findings on cranial radiographs were compared to computed tomographic scans of the brain. Radiographic findings were then correlated with ICP measurements obtained while the patient was sleeping, which was measured using a Camino fiberoptic ICP monitor (Camino Laboratories, San Diego, CA). All radiographs were independently analyzed by two radiologists who were blinded to clinical and ICP data. RESULTS A diffuse beaten copper pattern, erosion of the dorsum sellar, and suture diastasis were seen more commonly in patients with craniosynostosis than in controls (P < 0.05), but the presence of the beaten copper pattern was no more common in children with craniosynostosis. ICP was greater when a diffuse beaten copper pattern, dorsum sellar erosion, suture diastasis, or narrowing of basal cisterns was present (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Although this study demonstrates that some cranial radiographic and computed tomographic findings do correlate with elevated ICP, the sensitivity of radiological methods for detecting elevated ICP is universally low and they are not recommended to screen for elevated ICP in children with craniosynostosis.
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- G F Tuite
- Craniofacial Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, England
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PURPOSE To treat a 30-year-old man with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt who had progressive visual loss. METHODS The patient underwent computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging scans and ocular examination. RESULTS He was diagnosed with ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure despite the lack of ventriculomegaly on computed tomographic scan of the head and the lack of papilledema. The patient eventually underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision, but visual function did not improve. CONCLUSIONS Loss of visual acuity or visual field, or both, may be the initial and only symptom of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction. Shunt failure may occur without other features of increased intracranial pressure or ventriculomegaly on neuroimaging studies.
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- A G Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Tuite GF, Chong WK, Evanson J, Narita A, Taylor D, Harkness WF, Jones BM, Hayward RD. The effectiveness of papilledema as an indicator of raised intracranial pressure in children with craniosynostosis. Neurosurgery 1996; 38:272-8. [PMID: 8869054 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199602000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Craniosynostosis management partially depends on the detection and treatment of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Examination for papilledema is considered to be the most reliable screening method for identifying raised ICP, but its effectiveness has not been defined. One hundred and twenty-two children with craniosynostosis who underwent funduscopic examinations and then Camino ICP monitoring were studied. All eye examinations were performed by an ophthalmologist after pharmacological pupillary dilation. Fifteen patients (12%) had papilledema. Subsequent ICP monitoring showed that the median ICP was 12.7 mm Hg, with 41 patients (34%) having elevated ICPs (> 15 mm Hg). Those with papilledema had higher ICPs (17.5 +/- 3.2 versus 12.7 +/- 5.5 mm Hg), were older (5.9 +/- 4.7 versus 1.9 +/- 2.6 years), and were more likely to have craniofacial syndromes (73 versus 41%) than those without papilledema (P < 0.05). Patients with both elevated ICPs and papilledema were older (5.9 +/- 4.7 versus 1.6 +/- 1.4 years) and more likely to have multiple-suture synostosis (92 versus 61%) than those with elevated ICPs and no papilledema (P < 0.05). The presence of papilledema was a specific (98%) indicator of raised ICP, but its sensitivity was age-dependent. It was 100% sensitive in children older than 8 years, but it indicated elevated ICP in only 22% of younger patients. These results suggest that ICP monitoring to document elevated ICP is unnecessary in children older than 8 years who have detailed ophthalmological examinations. In the younger child, the presence of papilledema reliably indicates elevated ICP but its absence does not rule out elevated ICP; formal ICP measurement has a greater role in detecting elevated ICP in these patients.
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- G F Tuite
- Section of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, USA
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