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9577975

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
In order to determine if routine yearly evaluations of children with shunted hydrocephalus were likely to diagnose shunt malfunction, we reviewed the medical records of the last 100 children who had such routine evaluations. Only 4 children had symptoms that were potentially referable to malfunction; none were subsequently found to have malfunction and no child had signs of malfunction. We also reviewed the medical records of the last 100 children who had shunt revisions to determine if any of them were diagnosed during routine follow-up examinations. Four were: 2 with clinical signs of malfunction and 2 with evidence of malfunction on routine scans. Only 1 child in either group had signs or symptoms of malfunction if they had a functioning shunt in place for longer than 1 year. Although yearly follow-up visits are common practice, we conclude that such examinations are unlikely to detect shunt malfunction. Follow-up at intervals of 2 years is probably appropriate after 2 years of age if the child has had a functional shunt for 1 year and has had a scan that indicates a functioning shunt.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1016-2291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
208-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Follow-up of children with shunted hydrocephalus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article