Patient outcomes and surgical complications in coccidioidomycosis-related hydrocephalus: an institutional review.
Published in Journal of Neurosurgery
Coccidioidomycosis-related hydrocephalus more often affected young males in the study's cohort, especially those of African and Asian descent. Despite the best medical therapy, there was a high rate of shunt failure due to clogged catheters or valves due to the underlying disease process. Many patients continued to have ventriculomegaly even with a...