Bilateral vocal cord palsy after ventricular drainage in a child.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Vocal cord palsies are caused by high intracranial pressure and normally improve with treatment. Our case report implies that stridor after drainage of a hydrocephalus, in susceptible patients, can be a result of worsening of vocal cord palsies.
Medical subject headings
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Vocal Cord Paralysis