Schroeder H W, Niendorf W R, Schwesinger G, Gaab M R
Department of Neurosurgery, Greifswald University, Germany.
Neuropediatrics. 1995 Jun;26(3):177-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-979750.
We report a fatal tumor hemorrhage in a 1-and-a-half-year old girl after ventriculoperitoneal shunting for obstructive hydrocephalus caused by a thalamic tumor. The possible pathophysiological mechanism is briefly discussed and the literature is reviewed.