Title: What's the Diagnosis? Image by Dr. Semhar Tewelde

Category: Visual Diagnosis

Posted: 6/15/2015 by Haney Mallemat, MD

Question

Patient presents with headache and papilledema. What's the diagnosis?

Answer

Hydrocephalus secondary to malfunctioning VP shunt. 

The patient went to the operating room for a shunt repair and the CT after the repair is shown; although not dramatically different it does show an improvement of the hydrocephalus.  

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