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Sutural diastasis

Case contributed by Hisham Alwakkaa , 7 Mar 2018
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Daniel J Bell, 19 Dec 2019

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
History of hydrocephalus.
Body was changed:

These images were obtained during the workup for ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter placement, and they show a typical appearance of sutural diastasis secondary to increased intracranial pressure (hydrocephalus in this case).

  • -<p>These images were obtained during the workup for ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter placement, and they show a typical appearance of <a title="Sutural diastasis" href="/articles/sutural-diastasis">sutural diastasis</a> secondary to increased intracranial pressure (hydrocephalus in this case).</p>
  • +<p>These images were obtained during the workup for <a title="Ventriculoperitoneal shunt" href="/articles/ventriculoperitoneal-shunt">ventriculoperitoneal shunt</a> catheter placement, and they show a typical appearance of <a href="/articles/sutural-diastasis">sutural diastasis</a> secondary to <a title="Increased intracranial pressure" href="/articles/raised-intracranial-pressure">increased intracranial pressure</a> (hydrocephalus in this case).</p>

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