Abstract
Association of meningitis and hydrocephalus almost necessarily results in a neurosurgical intervention. Primary meningitis and/or ventriculitis may cause hydrocephalus requiring drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Infections of hydrocephalus already treated by CSF drainage are considered a severe complication and, generally, require surgical revision. In the literature the occurrence of shunt infections varies from 6 to almost 40% and averages 15–20% (3, 5, 7, 12, 17, 22).
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Oberbauer, R.W., Grubbauer, H. (1981). Meningitis and Hydrocephalus. In: Schiefer, W., Klinger, M., Brock, M. (eds) Brain Abscess and Meningitis. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67943-8_25
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