Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:Because more women with cerebrospinal fluid shunts are surviving to child-bearing age, neurosurgeons, obstetricians, and other health care professionals require information about the care of these patients, especially during pregnancy and delivery. The purpose of this study was to gather comprehensive data from women with shunts regarding their clinical histories during and immediately after pregnancy. The following questions were addressed. 1) How does maternal shunt dependency influence the course of pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes? 2) What neurosurgical complications characterize this population of patients? 3) What complications of shunt dependency influence obstetric management, including prenatal testing and delivery? METHODS:A total of 37 respondents (age, 18-41 yr), accounting for 77 pregnancies, completed a questionnaire providing information on maternal background and medical history, shunt performance during pregnancy, management of delivery, pregnancy outcomes, and unusual complications. RESULTS:Fifty-six pregnancies resulted in live births; of these, 47 occurred in women with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Three women underwent therapeutic abortions, 1 experienced preterm delivery, and 8 experienced 17 miscarriages. Four women experienced seizures during pregnancy, five reported third-trimester headaches, and eight described abdominal pains during the first and third trimesters. Four babies were diagnosed as having congenital defects. Shunt malfunctions and revisions occurred 10 times in 7 women, either during pregnancy or within 6 months after delivery. No acute malfunctions occurred during delivery. Forty-seven cases, representing 84% of all pregnancies, exhibited no shunt malfunctions or revisions. CONCLUSION:This study extends previous observations to a larger population of shunt-dependent mothers. The results suggest that maternal shunt dependency entails a relatively high incidence of complications but that proper care of these patients can lead to normal pregnancies and deliveries.
journal_name
Neurosurgeryjournal_title
Neurosurgeryauthors
Bradley NK,Liakos AM,McAllister JP 2nd,Magram G,Kinsman S,Bradley MKdoi
10.1097/00006123-199809000-00030subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-09-01 00:00:00pages
448-60; discussion 460-1issue
3eissn
0148-396Xissn
1524-4040journal_volume
43pub_type
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