VP shunt- CT Scan of Brain (Ventriculoperitoneal shunt photo collection)

VP Shunt photo

What is VP shunt ?

Diversion of CSF by means of a shunt placed between the ventricular system of Brain and the peritoneal cavity or right atrium may result in rapid relief of symptoms in obstructive hydrocephalus.

VP Shunt is a surgical treatment of Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Diagnostic clues:

Hydrocephalus with an enlarged fourth ventricle

Ventriculomegaly with absence of substantial sulcal atropy

Around 10 % of patients who have shunts  experience complications like seizures, infection and intracerebral  haemorrhages.