Ventriculo-peritoneal(-atrial) Shunt in Tuberculous Meningitis with Hydrocephalus.
- Author:
Ki Chan LEE
1
;
Jeong Wha CHU
;
Dong Whee JUN
;
Jung Keun SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Brain;
Hydrocephalus*;
Intracranial Pressure;
Tuberculosis, Meningeal*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1977;6(2):431-434
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculous meningitis, which commonly causes thick granulations over the base of the brain, is a frequent cause of post-meningitic hydrocephalus. Raised intracranial tension affects the cause of tuberculous meningitis adversely. The development of hydrocephalus may account for the raised intracranial pressure. Insertion of a V-A(V-P) shunt significally alters the course of the disease. The results in 5 cases have been detailed and discussed. Operation could be performed even in an active stage of the disease without much fear of milliary dissemination.
