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Humans ; Slit Ventricle Syndrome*

Authors report four cases of hydrocephalic patients with slit ventricle syndrome, three of whom evidenced reexpansion of the ventricular system following insertion of high resistance value or anti-siphon devices. The results of the treatment were dramatic in two cases of anti-siphon divice application and relatively good in one case of high resistance valve application. The authors reviewed the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of the slit ventricle syndrome.
Diagnosis ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Slit Ventricle Syndrome*

Authors experienced the lumboperitoneal shunt in 13 patients. There were 8 communicating hydrocephaluses, 2 benign intracranial hypertensions, 2 cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and 1 postcraniectomy bulging. Lumboperitoneal shunt was thought to be a very simple extracranial procedure which reduce the complications from ventriculoperitoneal shunt such as subdural fluid collection, subdural hematoma, slit ventricle syndrome and conversion from communicating hydrocephalus to non-communicating hydrocephalus. The efficacy of this procedure was documented and literatures were reviewed.
Arachnoiditis ; Cerebrospinal Fluid ; Fistula ; Hematoma, Subdural ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus ; Slit Ventricle Syndrome ; Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt