Shunt-Related Brain Abscess and Ascending Shunt Infection

We report the fifth case of shunt-related brain abscess. Two prior cases have been associated with colonic perforation and infection with gram-negative enteric organisms. These cases strongly suggest that ascending shunt infection is possible despite bulk cerebrospinal fluid flow in the opposite dir...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of child neurology 1990-10, Vol.5 (4), p.318-320
Hauptverfasser:	Gower, David J., Horton, Donald, Pollay, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Abscess - diagnosis Brain Abscess - surgery Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Follow-Up Studies Humans Hydrocephalus - surgery Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature, Diseases - surgery Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Peritoneum Reoperation Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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