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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The British antibiotic and silver-impregnated catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the BASICS trial): study protocol [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) for the treatment of hydrocephalus is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures in the UK, but failures caused by infection occur in approximately 8% of primary cases.
Blundell, M +8 more
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Cryptococcal infection of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt in an immunocompetent patient [PDF]
, 2016 Patient: Male, 52 Final Diagnosis: Cryptococcal ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection Symptoms: Confusion • fever • Lethargy Medication: Amphotericin B • Flucytosine Clinical Procedure: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt removal Specialty: Infectious disease ...
Foong, Kap Sum +2 more
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Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019 Abdominal pseudocysts are rare complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts characterized by accumulations of cerebrospinal fluid surrounded by fibrous layers in the intra-abdominal cavity or abdominal wall.
Brittany J. Guest +3 more
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First Report of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection due to Cyberlindnera fabianii. [PDF]
, 2015 Fungal infections in the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with significant morbidity and death. Transient fungemia in immunocompetent patients without any other risk factors for fungemia has been suggested as a possible mechanism that may lead
Baghdadi, Jonathan +3 more
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An experimental canine model for adult shunt infection [PDF]
, 2008 Background Detailed human studies of the mechanisms and development of shunt infection in real time are not possible, and we have developed a canine hydrocephalus model to overcome this.
Roger Bayston +6 more
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The effects of lumboperitoneal and ventriculoperitoneal shunts on the cranial and spinal cerebrospinal fluid volume in a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension [PDF]
, 2016 Lumboperitoneal (LP) and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are a frequent treatment modality for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Although these shunts have been used for a long time, it is still not clear how they change the total craniospinal
Frobe, Ana +5 more
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting into the pleural space can cause complications such as long-standing pleural effusions and trapped lung. These complications can be difficult to manage due to the propensity of effusions to recur, and the irreversible ...
Alexander Dalphy, Andrew Burkett
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Worsening respiratory failure in an adult hydrocephalic patient with a ventriculo‐pleural shunt
Respirology Case Reports, 2020 Ventriculo‐pleural (VPL) shunt insertion is performed in hydrocephalic patients when alternative sites of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion are contraindicated.
Edmond Wong +5 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2017 ObjectiveIn spite of growing evidence of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a viewpoint about clinical care for idiopathic NPH is still controversial.
Shigeki Yamada +2 more
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