Infantile subdural fluid collection: diagnosis and postoperative course |
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Authors: | Nobuhito Morota Keizo Sakamoto Norio Kobayashi Kazuo Kitazawa Shigeaki Kobayashi |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan;(2) Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan;(3) Present address: Department of Neurosurgery, Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi-cho, 296 Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan |
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Abstract: | The authors reviewed 47 cases of infantile subdural fluid collection with regard to diagnosis and postoperative course after placement of a subdural-peritoneal shunt. CT scan with contrast enhancement proved to be an important diagnostic modality, showing vessels in the subarachnoid space as high-density spots. Utilizing this technique, we were able to differentiate the following varieties of fluid collection: (1) subdural fluid collection, in which enhancing vessels were seen on the brain surfae, (2) subarachnoid fluid collection, in which vessels were on the inner table of the cranium, and (3) coexistence of subdural and subarachnoid fluid collections, in which vessels were between the inner table of the cranium and the brain surface. The postoperative course of subdural fluid collection was characterized as follows: (1) the subdural fluid collection decreased first, with increased subarachnoid fluid collection; (2) the subarachnoid fluid collection remained after the disappearance of subdural fluid collection; and (3) the brain expanded again later. Subdural fluid collection disappeared about 1 month after the shunt operation, which could lead occlusion of the shunt system. Postoperative enlargement of the subarachnoid space was an early indicator of the efficacy of the subduralperitoneal shunt. |
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Keywords: | Computerized tomography Infant Shunt Subarachnoid fluid collection Subdural fluid collection |
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