Neurological Disorders

Diagnostic Difficulties in Slit Ventricle Syndrome

Abstract

Mateusz Szylberg, Jacek Furtak, Mateusz Szylberg, Tomasz Slotala and Marek Harat

Slit ventricle syndrome is a rare complication of the treatment of hydrocephalus in infancy. Symptoms usually appear several years after the placing of the shunt system. They can cause diagnostic difficulties. The diagnosis is usually wrong or delayed. The authors describe a patient with SVS, the course of hospitalization and examinations performed.