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overdrainage and slit
ventricle syndrome. Over
drainage occurs when a
shunt has not been
adequately designed for the
particular patient.
Overdrainage...
- ****ociated with a high rate of complications,
including shifting and
overdrainage.
Overdrainage can lead to
subdural haematomas, a
tethered spinal cord, due to...
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ventriculostomy is an
option in some people.
Complications from
shunts may
include overdrainage, underdrainage,
mechanical failure, infection, or obstruction. This may...
- PMID 13377208. Pudenz,
Robert H.; Foltz,
Eldon L. (1 Feb 1991). "Hydrocephalus:
Overdrainage by
ventricular shunts. A
review and recommendations".
Surgical Neurology...
- with a lumbar–peritoneal shunt, if
multiple revisions are
required or
overdrainage is occurring, to have it
replaced with a ventriculo–peritoneal shunt...
