Diagnosis an Clinical Features of Infants with Congenital Hydrocephalus

Correlation between Intracranial Pressure Buffering Capacity and Indication for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Abstract

The intracranial pressure buffering capacity in 8 infants with hydrocephalus of varying etiologies were assessed by measuring opening pressure (PO), pressure volume index (PVI), outflow resistance (Ro), and absorption pressure (Abs) of cerebrospinal fluid before and after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt. The correlation among changes in these parameters, size of the lateral ventricles, and neurological status were compared simultaneously. Consequently, the significance of assessing the intracranial pressure buffering capacity in connection with an indication for V-P shunt was discussed.