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PURPOSE: Ventriculitis is known to develop after chronic inflammation and bacterial invasion of the ventricular surface with a recurrence of shunt infections. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of elevation in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) interleukin-1 beta (IL-1ß) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) together with CSF culture and laboratory test results in the diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt-related ventriculitis, which is known to be more problematic than conventional shunt infection. METHODS: The study included a total of 34 patients with a VP shunt due to hydrocephalus, who presented with a headache, fever, and shunt infection at the Emergency Department and had a pre-diagnosis of ventriculitis. Nineteen patients were diagnosed with shunt-related infection or ventriculitis using the CSF obtained from the shunt pump. The IL-1ß and TNF-α levels from the CSF samples of all patients were measured using the Micro ELISA immunoassay method. RESULTS: CSF direct microscopic observation revealed that the mean cell count, IL-1ß level, CRP level, and blood leukocyte level were higher in patients with ventriculitis compared to those diagnosed with shunt infection (p = 0.02, p = 0.009, p = 0.004, and p = 0.009, respectively). The probability of predicting positive culture outcome was 92.7% with 90.9% sensitivity and 82.6% specificity when IL-1ß values exceeded 4.0 pg/ml. TNF-α values did not show a significant, reliable pattern compared to IL-1ß. CONCLUSIONS: IL-1ß is a reliable parameter which shall be used in the diagnosis of ventriculitis by predicting positive culture outcome with high sensitivity and specificity.
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Biomarcadores/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Ventriculite Cerebral/diagnóstico , Interleucina-1beta/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Derivação Ventriculoperitoneal/efeitos adversos , Adulto , Ventriculite Cerebral/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Ventriculite Cerebral/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTS: A rare case of cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst leading to congenital peripheral facial palsy was presented. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 1-year-old girl presented with peripheral facial paralysis since birth. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed left cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst causing moderate displacement of the brain stem. INTERVENTION: Retrosigmoid suboccipital craniotomy was performed and microsurgical resection of the cyst wall and fenestration of the cyst to the basal cisterns were achieved. CONCLUSIONS: Cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst should be considered as a potential cause of congenital peripheral facial palsy.