Reports syringomyelia outcomes in pediatric patients after ventriculosubgaleal shunting, suggesting further investigation is needed.
Ventriculosubgaleal shunting is an effective treatment for infectious hydrocephalus. We report two pediatric cases of infectious hydrocephalus treated with ventriculosubgaleal shunting, in whom syringomyelia developed during follow-up. Syringomyelia in this setting should not be ascribed directly to the shunt itself, but may be related to persistent infection, inflammation, and disturbed cerebrospinal fluid dynamics.
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