Differential Diagnosis of Cyclic Vomiting and Periodic Headaches in a Child with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Case Report of Chronic Shunt Overdrainage

Differential Diagnosis of Cyclic Vomiting and Periodic Headaches in a Child with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Case Report of Chronic Shunt Overdrainage

Fourteen months after the implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter, a six-year-old boy developed recurrent, severe headaches and vomiting every three weeks. The attacks were of such severity that hospitalizations for analgesic and antiemetic therapies and intravenous rehydration and ele...

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Main Authors: Maximilian David Mauritz, Carola Hasan, Lutz Schreiber, Andreas Wegener-Panzer, Sylvia Barth, Boris Zernikow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
cyclic vomiting syndrome
periodic headache
shunt
overdrainage
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/3/432

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