• Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Apr 2009

    Case Reports

    Early onset tension pneumocephalus following ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion for normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report.

    • Wissam Barada, Marwan Najjar, and Ahmad Beydoun.
    • Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. wb13@aub.edu.lb
    • Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2009 Apr 1; 111 (3): 300-2.

    AbstractThe occurrence of tension pneumocephalus following ventriculoperitoneal (v.p.) shunt insertion is extremely rare, and is usually of delayed onset. We report a patient who developed an acute subdural tension pneumocephalus within 1 day following placement of a v.p. shunt for normal pressure hydrocephalus as a complication from shunt surgery.

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