Secondary occipital infarct due to shunt dysfunction: Case report

Abstract

Hydrocephalus is a clinical table characterized with the enlargement of ventricles due to progressive accumulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) and an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP). Ventriculoperitoneal shunt is currently the most effective and frequent method used in the treatment of hydrocephaly. Spite to the continuous development monitored in shunt technology, today approximately 70% of the patients with a shunt inserted may face with shunt dysfunction within a ten years period. The current case is a 3 years old patient who was hospitalized and treated due to a shunt dysfunction diagnosis where a secondary occipital infarct and blindness developed against the shunt dysfunction. Shunt-induced complications may develop in hydrocephalus patients. We have presented a rare complication accompanied with the related literature regarding loss of vision relative to shunt dysfunction.

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