Normand J, Gilly R, Loire R, Lapras C, Bozio A, Gidrol C
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1976 Dec;69(12):1293-6.
This grave complication is a major cause of mortality in ventriculo-atrial shunts in children with hydrocephalus. It occurs at a much higher rate than with long-term indwelling intracavitary pacemakers, which suggests that the shunt procedure is responsible for either chronic infection or the introduction of cerebral thromboplastin.
