[Lodgement of the intraventricular catheter into cerebral parenchima in infantile hydrocephalus (author's transl)].

Ten cases of hydrocephalus of diverse ethiology, treated with ventriculo-peritoneal shunt are presented. In following controls it was observed that extreme of the catheter was located in cerebral parenchima. These features were followed of minimal clinics alterations and electroencephalographic focal manifestations. The pathogenesis of the complication due to the findings in the computerized axial tomography (CAT) and the real value in the diagnosis of this complication are analized.