Acute epidural hematoma after venticuloperitioneal shunt insertion: a case report
IRJNS - Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015; 1 (3): 30-32
in English
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ABSTRACT
Background and Importance acute epidural hematoma is a very rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. The insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt can cause sudden decompression of the brain, subsequent to which epidural hematoma occurs due to CSF drainage. To our knowledge, there are only a few cases of acute epidural hematoma in the literature which required acute evacuation
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
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English
Journal:
Iran. J. Neurosurg.
Year:
2015
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