Clinical outcome of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2019 Background Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) is frequently associated with hydrocephalus, which quickly devastates the performance of the patient. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt is a widely accepted treatment of choice, but the clinical outcomes in ...
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Is simultaneous cranioplasty with cerebrospinal fluid shunts implantation as safe as staged procedures? [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 ObjectiveThe combination of cranioplasty and ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a therapeutic strategy for patients with hydrocephalus after decompressive craniectomy (DC). However, the efficacies of simultaneous vs.
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Life with a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt [PDF]
BMJ, 2016 #### What you need to know Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts divert CSF from the brain, usually to the abdominal cavity. They can be used for a variety of conditions including hydrocephalus, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, syrinx, and pseudomeningocoele.
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Overdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus shunts [PDF]
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2017 Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) in adults is an only known form of reversible dementia. Remedy is quite simple: insertion of a hydrocephalus shunt (or third ventriculostomy, however less common in NPH).
Marek Czosnyka, Zofia Czosnyka
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Hydrocephalus-history of surgical treatment over the centuries [PDF]
Sanamed, 2012 To trace the history of the treatment of hydrocephalus is to document the parallel development of medicine as a whole; when one reviews the treatment of hydrocephalus, the integral relationship between basic science and therapy is reaffirmed.
Milojević Aleksandar J. +2 more
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Effect of Fixed Node Maneuver on Migration of Lumboperitoneal Shunt: A pilot study [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2020 Background: Shunt migration after Lumboperitoneal [LP] shunt procedures can occur upward into the spinal subarachnoid space and downward into the abdominal cavity.
Mohamed Mansour +2 more
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Healthcare-associated meningitis and ventriculitis: diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis [PDF]
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2018 Healthcare-associated meningitis and ventriculitis are a common problem of modern public health, which are characterized by diverse etiological spectrum of multidrug resistant microorganisms, presented by difficulties for early diagnosis and adequate ...
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A Rare Case of a CSF Pseudocyst Mimicking a Complex Hepatic Cyst
Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2021 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) peritoneal pseudocysts are a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. They can manifest with symptoms of shunt malfunction or, more commonly, vague symptoms of abdominal discomfort such as pain or distention.
Jatin Sharma, Sayf Al-Katib
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A Physical Framework for Testing and Evaluating of a Mechatronic Shunting System [PDF]
International Journal Bioautomation, 2023 Shunt is a flexible tube called a catheter implanted inside the brain where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is produced. Existing treatments rely on passive implantable shunts with differential pressure valves.
Abdelrahman Alkharabsheh +3 more
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Multimodal Sensing Capabilities for the Detection of Shunt Failure
Sensors, 2021 Hydrocephalus is a medical condition characterized by the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the cavities of the brain called ventricles.
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