Unilateral amaurosis in a hydrocephalic child with an obstructed shunt
- 1 February 1971
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 34 (2) , 236-240
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1971.34.2part1.0236
Abstract
A 7-year-old child with treated hydrocephalus became blind in the left eye as a consequence of malfunction of the ventriculoatrial shunt. This complication probably could have been avoided by elective revision of the shunt with growth.Keywords
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