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The authors stress the danger connected with ventriculography and puncture of the ventricles in the face of increased intracranial pressure and point out the possibility of causing progressive porencephalies along the canal of puncture due to encephalomalacia. They warn not to be too liberal concerning the indication for such procedures, especially the technique of puncturing without stylet or attempts to aspirate cerebrospinal fluid.
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Es wird auf die wenig bekannte Gefahr hingewiesen, daß nach Ventrikulographien und Ventrikelpunktionen bei gesteigertem Hirndruck progrediente Porencephalien im Stichkanal infolge Encephalomalacie entstehen. Vor breiter Indikationsstellung für diese Eingriffe und vor der Technik des Punktierens ohne Mandrin mit aufgesetzter Spritze sowie Aspirationsversuchen wird gewarnt.
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Müller, K., Kohlheb, O. Über Hirnsubstanzschädigungen bei Ventrikulographie. Z. Kinder-Heilk. 103, 28–34 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00476694
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