Woman with headache and nausea

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• who: Lynn T. Kemper MD from the DIAGNOSIS: Cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst formationCerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst formation is a rare complication after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for hydrocephalus (1% to, %).1, Patients can present with various symptoms associated with the pseudocyst (abdominal pain and distention), infection (fever and raised, reactive protein levels), and/or increased intracranial pressure (headache and vomiting).2, Although contrast-enhanced abdominal CT-scan is the gold standard for assessing pseudocysts [2] point-of-care ultrasound can be a valuable tool in the emergency department to expedite diagnosis [1, ]. Author From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Kemper . . .
  

   

  

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