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  • Title: A rare case of shunt malfunction attributable to blockage of a Codman-Hakim programmable shunt valve.
    Author: Kurosaki K, Hamada H, Hayashi N, Kurimoto M, Hirashima Y, Endo S.
    Journal: Childs Nerv Syst; 2002 Apr; 18(3-4):183-5. PubMed ID: 11981632.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: We report a rare case of shunt malfunction resulting from blockage of a Codman-Hakim programmable shunt valve by fibrinoid-like tissues. HISTORY: The patient had undergone shunt system placement for hydrocephalus after hemorrhagic infarction at the age of 8 months; a Codman-Hakim programmable shunt valve was used at that time. LATER COURSE: Two years after shunt placement, the boy suffered from irritability and poor activity when the aforementioned shunt malfunction arose following valve blockage by fibrinoid-like tissues. He underwent shunt revision and was subsequently free of symptoms.
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