Parents' experiences of living with a child with hydrocephalus: a cross-sectional interview-based study [PDF]
, 2015 Background Shunts, the main treatment for hydrocephalus, are problematic because they frequently malfunction. Detecting shunt malfunction is challenging because symptoms are similar to those of common childhood illnesses, particularly viral infections ...
Bekker, H +8 more
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Simple Patient-Based Transmantle Pressure and Shear Estimate From Cine Phase-Contrast MRI in Cerebral Aqueduct [PDF]
, 2012 From measurements of the oscillating flux of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the aqueduct of Sylvius, we elaborate a patient-based methodology for transmantle pressure (TRP) and shear evaluation.
Plouraboué, Franck +3 more
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Testing and Control of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts [PDF]
, 2017 In hydrocephalic patients, increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume puts the brain tissue under abnormal strain, leading to a degeneration of brain tissue and function.
Gehlen, Manuel
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The role of cerebrospinal fluid shunting in tuberculous meningitis [PDF]
, 1982 Twenty-three patients with severe tuberculous meningitis who underwent cerebrospinal fluid shunting within the first month of illness were reviewed nine months later.
Van Dellen, J.R, Bullock, M.R.R
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In vitro assessment of bacterial adhesion to Hydromer®-coated cerebrospinal fluid shunts [PDF]
, 1993 The adherence of five strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis and one strain of S. aureus to both untreated and Hydromer®-coated silicone rubber cerebrospinal fluid shunts was studied in vitro using epifluorescent image analysis.
Denyer, Stephen Paul +3 more
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The Evolution of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Advances in Technology and Technique [PDF]
, 2017 Over the past few centuries, there have been many advances in shunt technology, from the evolution of shunt tubing materials, to advances in valves for regulating the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Krystal L. Tomei
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Pregnancy in Patients with Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Report of a Series and Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 1991 Hydrocephalic women with cerebrospinal fluid shunts are now surviving to reproductive age. Twenty-one pregnancies in 18 patients with shunts, including 11 from the present series and 10 from previous series, were analyzed for neurological, obstetrical ...
Kristen J. Kratzert +4 more
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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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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.
Shastin, Dmitri +2 more
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