%0 Journal Article %A Harpreet Singh Mangat %A Chirag Patel %A Desiderio Rodrigues %T Fifteen-minute consultation: assessment of a child with suspected shunt problems %D 2017 %R 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311078 %J Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition %P 170-174 %V 102 %N 4 %X Cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures have saved more lives than any other neurosurgical procedure. However, they do have a unique set of complications which a paediatrician in a district general hospital may encounter. Timely recognition and appropriate referral to the neurosurgeon is vital in order to avoid serious consequences and to have a favourable outcome. %U https://ep.bmj.com/content/edpract/102/4/170.full.pdf