Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to L A Shutter.
We describe a patient with pseudotumor cerebri for which a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt was placed. After a pseudomeningocele was noted at the lumbar incision site, an LP shunt revision was done, at which time migration of the catheter into the thecal sac was noted. Three months later, radiologic studies revealed cranial migration of the LP shunt into the posterior fossa. We believe no similar complication has been reported.
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A 43-year-old woman who was 12 weeks pregnant presented with a one-month history of visual loss in the right eye. Neuroimaging studies revealed multiple intracranial aneurysms, one of which compressed the right optic nerve. Her pregnancy raised many issues concerning her management. Evidence of aneurysm enlargement and the increased risk of aneurysm rupture as gestation progressed led to early, successful surgical intervention.