To investigate the effects of ventricular shunt placement in children with post-infective hydrocephalus. Methods: A total of 24 cases of post-infectious hydrocephalus, who received ventricular shunt, were enrolled. Age, gender, disease progression, clinical manifestation, laboratory data, treatment, prognosis, complication, and sequela for each patient were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Of the 24 cases, 8 had a full recovery, 11 had slight sequela, 2 had severe sequela, 1 was in vegetative state, and 2 died because of bacterial meningitis and tubercular meningitis. Epilepsy, mental impairment, visual and hearing damage were the main sequelae. Conclusion: Ventricular shunt is the preferred treatment in children with post-infective hydrocephalus, which shows positive clinical efficacy and can improve the long-term prognosis of such patients.
目的：探讨脑室分流术在感染后脑积水患儿中的应用价值。方法：选取行脑室分流术的脑膜炎后脑积水患儿24例。对患儿的临床资料进行回顾性分析，包括性别、起病年龄、病程、临床表现、实验室检查结果、治疗经过、手术方式、并发症及后遗症等。结果：24例患儿，痊愈8例，遗留轻微后遗症11例，严重后遗症2例，植物状态1例，死亡2例(细菌性脑膜炎1例、结核性脑膜炎1例)，后遗症以癫痫、智力损害、视听损害为主。结论：脑室分流术对脑膜炎后脑积水患儿有确切的临床疗效，有助于改善患者远期预后，是治疗感染后脑积水的重要方法。.