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The authors describe an extremely unusual case of a giant hemicranial subdural empyema occurring nine years after insertion of a venticuloperitoneal shunt. Though the empyema was evacuated, the child suffered significant morbidity and remained hemiparetic. The present case highlights the delayed morbidity following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion and the need of prolonged and regular follow up in children who have undergone this procedure.
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Kasliwal, M.K., Sinha, S., Kumar, R. et al. Giant hemicranial calcified subdural empyema — unusual complication following ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. Indian J Pediatr 76, 651–652 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-009-0162-6
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