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. 2018 Jan 22;12:1–9. doi: 10.2174/1874440001812010001

Table 5.

(P<0.001) Distribution of CT scan findings in children with ventricular shunt.

Infection Obstruction Fracture/Detachment/Displacement Abnormal CSF flow Hematoma/Bleeding CT Finding
8(23%) 27(77%) 0 0 0 Normal
1(50%) 0 1(50%) 0 0 No change
0 0 3(100%) 0 0 Fracture/
Displacement
5(14.7%) 29(85.3%) 0 0 0 Ventricular enlargement
0 0 0 0 3(100%) Bleeding
0 3(100%) 0 0 0 Pneumacephalus
10 (100%) 0 0 0 0 Abscess
0 1 (20%) 0 4 (80%) 0 Periventricular/interstitial edema