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Delayed bilateral thalamic bleeding post-ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Ashutosh Khandelwal¹, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Noufal Basheer

¹Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi, 110029, India.

Child'S Nervous System : Chns : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

|April 16, 2011

Summary

A rare case of delayed intracerebral bleeding after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure is presented. The presumed cause was a shunt-induced disseminated coagulation profile, leading to bilateral thalamic bleeds.

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Neurosurgery
Neurology
Hematology

Background:

Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are a common neurosurgical procedure for hydrocephalus.
Complications, though rare, can include intracerebral hemorrhage.
Delayed hemorrhage post-shunt placement requires careful investigation.

Observation:

This report details a rare instance of delayed intracerebral bleed occurring after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
The patient experienced bilateral thalamic hemorrhages.

Findings:

The presumed etiology for the intracerebral bleed was a disseminated coagulation profile induced by the shunt.
This highlights a potential, albeit uncommon, mechanism for shunt-related intracranial bleeding.

Implications:

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