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As a non-invasive method of demonstrating the ventricular system, computerized axial tomography (CAT) is well established in the investigation of hydrocephalus (1-4). When this is symptomatic, the patient is treated by a shunting procedure. Reappearance of symptoms may be related to shunt malfunction and quite ofte this can easily be determined by palpation of the flushing device, but this is not always infallible. In other instances the hydrocephalus may well be capable of resolution in which case the patients will not remain shunt dependent for the rest of their lives. We have tried to evaluate CAT as a means of determining shunt dependency and thus establish whether or not shunt revision is essential and at the same time we have found that CAT is very helpful when shunt revision is contemplated.
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Hockley, A.D., Holmes, A.E. (1978). Computerized Axial Tomography and Shunt Dependency. In: Wüllenweber, R., Wenker, H., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Treatment of Hydrocephalus Computer Tomography. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67082-4_11
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