Postoperative Cerebral Edema Occurring in Children With Slit Ventricles

Eldredge et al describe two children with known slit ventricles (SV) who developed symptomatic cerebral edema after uncomplicated orthopedic surgery. One of the children had a fatal outcome.

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1997-04, Vol.99 (4), p.625-630
Main Authors: Eldredge, Elizabeth A, Rockoff, Mark A, Medlock, Michael D, Scott, R. Michael, Millis, Michael B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brain
Brain Edema - etiology
Causes of
Cerebral edema
Cerebral ventricles
Cerebral Ventricles - abnormalities
Cerebrospinal fluid. Spinal cord. Spinal roots. Spinal nerves
Child
Child, Preschool
Complications and side effects
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia - complications
Medical disorders
Medical sciences
Neurosurgery
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Physiological aspects
Postoperative Complications
Surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Ventricles
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Summary:Eldredge et al describe two children with known slit ventricles (SV) who developed symptomatic cerebral edema after uncomplicated orthopedic surgery. One of the children had a fatal outcome.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.99.4.625