Neurogenic pulmonary edema in an infant with ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction

Andrew K Johnson; Dmitry Ruban; Rani Ganesan; Lorenzo F Munoz

doi:10.3233/PIC-13056

Neurogenic pulmonary edema in an infant with ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction

J Pediatr Intensive Care. 2013 Jun;2(2):89-93. doi: 10.3233/PIC-13056.

Authors

Andrew K Johnson¹, Dmitry Ruban¹, Rani Ganesan², Lorenzo F Munoz¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

Abstract

Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) and neurogenic stunned myocardium are known complications of acute neuropathology, but these conditions have only rarely been reported with ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction. Furthermore, shunt malfunction presenting with NPE has not been described in a pediatric patient. A case of acute shunt malfunction and NPE followed by a complicated cardiopulmonary clinical course is reviewed.

Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid shunting; hydrocephalus; neurogenic pulmonary edema; neurogenic stunned myocardium; pediatric neurosurgery.

Publication types

Case Reports