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International Journal of Advances In Case Reports

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2024
Mcmed International
International Journal of Advances In Case Reports
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 - 8005 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
A STUDY OF CLINICAL FEATURES AND OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH HYDROCEPHALUS FOLLOWING VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT SURGERY: A CASE SERIES STUDY
Author
Bellara Raghavendra
Email
bellararaghu@gmail.com
keyword
Hydrocephalus, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.
Abstract
Background: Hydrocephalus is one of the most common neurologic sequelae following insult to the central nervous system. The commonest procedure for CSF diversion being Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery, we conducted this study with objective of studying the clinical profile and outcome of VP shunt surgery among patients diagnosed to have hydrocephalus.Methodology: A case series study of fifty diagnosed cases with hydrocephalus were studied in setting of tertiary care hospital in the department of Neurosurgery at Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka during the period of June 2013 to May 2015. Among the selected patients the clinical profile with respect to age, sex, symptoms, etiology were studied. All the patients underwent VP shunt surgery. The patients were followed to observe the outcome. Appropriate descriptive statistics were used to analyse the findings and to draw the inferences. Results: The common aetiologies include congenital hydrocephalus (40%), Tubercular meningitis with hydrocephalus (18%), Traumatic hydrocephalus (18%), post meningitic hydrocephalus (14%) followed few cases of neurocysticercosis (2 cases), aqueductal stenosis (2 cases) and posterior fossa tumor (1 case). Mortality was seen in 2 cases, shunt infection in 3 cases, traumatic infection in 1 case and abdominal CSF cyst in 1 case. Conclusion: Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is effective in the management of patients with hydrocephalus and outcome depends upon the cause of hydrocephalus.
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