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Central diabetes insipidus: a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction during pregnancy.

Abstract
During pregnancy ventriculoperitoneal shunts have reported complication rates of 30% to 60%. In this case a functionally occluded shunt resulted in prolonged increased intracranial pressure, pituitary stalk damage, and permanent central diabetes insipidus. This complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt occlusion during pregnancy has not been previously reported.
AuthorsL Goolsby, F Harlass
JournalAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology (Am J Obstet Gynecol) Vol. 174 Issue 5 Pg. 1655-7 (May 1996) ISSN: 0002-9378 [Print] United States
PMID9065151 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases (complications)
  • Diabetes Insipidus (etiology)
  • Equipment Failure
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (adverse effects)

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