Shunt Obstruction with Fatal Hydrocephalus
Shunt Obstruction with Fatal Hydrocephalus
This custom medical exhibit compares sagittal and axial views of the brain in a patient with with severe hydrocephalus and excess ventricular fluid. The first images show a stable condition managed by an open shunt draining excess fluid. The second images reflect the condition which occurred after the shunt became blocked, resulting in a brainstem herniation and death.
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