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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, Bardan, Gérald, Balédent, Olivier, Zagzoule, Mokhtar   +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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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, Vishnu Jeganathan, Samuel Wreghitt, Gavin Davis, Hari Wimaleswaran, Mark E Howard   +5 more
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Fluid Distribution Pattern in Adult-Onset Congenital, Idiopathic, and Secondary Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus: Implications for Clinical Care

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, Masatsune Ishikawa, Kazuo Yamamoto   +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, Zaben, Malik, Leach, Paul   +2 more
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Risk Factors for Malfunction of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Performed by Medical Residents in Children: An Exploratory Study

Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2022
Introduction Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) are common neurosurgical procedures, and in educational centers, they are often performed by residents.
Italo Cardoso Teixeira de Oliveira, Douglas Inomata Cardoso da Silva, Jamille Duran Matilde, Fábio Pires Botta, Juliana Fattori Hamamoto, Marla Andréia Garcia de Avila, Lígia Maria Suppo de Souza Rugolo, Marco Antônio Zanini, Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho   +8 more
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Hemorrhagic abdominal pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report

BMC Surgery, 2021
Background Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst is an uncommon but important complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. While individual articles have reported many cases of abdominal CSF pseudocyst following VP shunts, no case of a ...
Hong-Cai Wang, Yi-Lei Tong, Shi-Wei Li, Mao-Song Chen, Bo-Ding Wang, Hai Chen   +5 more
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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., Radojčić Branka S., Meljnikov Igor Đ.   +2 more
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Lumboperitoneal shunt insertion without fluoroscopy guidance: Accuracy of placement in a series of 107 procedures [version 2; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2017
Background: Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunts were the mainstay of cerebrospinal fluid diversion therapy for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).
Sabah Al-Rashed, Haider Kareem, Neeraj Kalra, Linda D'Antona, Mouness Obeidat, Bhavesh Patel, Ahmed Toma   +6 more
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Parents' experiences of living with a child with hydrocephalus: a cross-sectional interview-based study

, 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, Joanna Smith, Hilary Bekker, Smith, Joanna, Bekker, Hilary, Smith, J, Cheater, F, Cheater, Francine, Francine Cheater   +8 more
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