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Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery

Table 4 Etiologies of Hydrocephalus

From: Randomized trial of shunt infection rates comparing intraoperative Vancomycin versus Gentamicin in ventriculoperitoneal shunt system preparation

Variables

Group

Vancomycin

n = 27

n (%)

Gentamicin n = 27

n (%)

Total

N = 54

n (%)

χ2

P-value

Aetiology

   

1.814

0.770

Congenital Hydrocephalus

1 7(63.0)

18 (66.7)

35 (64.8)

  

Neoplastic

3 (11.1)

5 (18.5)

8 (14.8)

  

Vascular

1 (3.7)

1(3.7)

2 (3.7)

  

Trauma

1 (3.7)

1 (3.7)

2 (3.7)

  

Infective

5 (18.5)

2 (7.4)

7 (13.0)

  
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