Shunt dependency syndrome and acquired Chiari malformation secondary to cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures: a 9-year longitudinal observation
第一作者:Yang Chenlong,Deng Xiaofeng
通讯作者:Xu Yulun
2019-04-01
We described a 12-year-old boy who developed shunt dependency syndrome following a CP shunting for treating a temporal arachnoid cyst. To manage this rare complication, we placed a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt. During the follow-up period, shunt-induced ACIM and concomitant syringomyelia were noted.
Shunt dependency syndrome is a rare complication secondary to CP shunting in the treatment of temporal arachnoid cysts, and LP shunting is an effective option to relieve the intracranial hypertension. However, the clinicians should be alert to the ACIM as a rare late complication of cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures, and the potential protecting effect of the programmable valve should be emphasized.
We described a 12-year-old boy who developed shunt dependency syndrome following a CP shunting for treating a temporal arachnoid cyst. To manage this rare complication, we placed a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt. During the follow-up period, shunt-induced ACIM and concomitant syringomyelia were noted.