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Among the potential complications following shunting procedures in hydrocephalic patients, those due to dynamic and hydraulic propterites of the system used are of major importance. Clinically, an excessive reduction in intraventricular pressure undoubtedly constitutes a significant problem. Table 1 shows those side effects and complications which we found to be most common.
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Salah, S., Sunder-Plassmann, M., Zaunbauer, F., Koos, W. (1978). The Use of the Anti-Siphon-Value in Prevention of Functional Complications of Shunting System. 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_9
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