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A Closer Look at the Global Management of Spina Bifida: The Implementation of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Treatment of Spina Bifida-Related Hydrocephalus in Africa [PDF]

, 2018
Spina bifida, specifically myelomeningocele, is a debilitating neural tube defect that affects patients and families throughout the world. Traditional management and treatment methods are described, followed by an explanation of why this is often ...
Burckart, Caryssa
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Choroid Plexus Fibroblast–ILC2 Niche Promotes Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis after Traumatic Brain Injury

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study investigates the role of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) in the choroid plexus (ChP) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). ILC2 accumulation alleviates immune infiltration, preserves hippocampal integrity, and improves sensory‐motor and memory functions.
Shiqi Gao, Xiaoming Guo, Sixuan Tian, Huaping Huang, Caidi Ying, Junjie Wang, Jiahao Zhang, Jun Lin, Anwen Shao, Jingyu Wang, Yuan Hong   +10 more
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The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report [PDF]

, 2012
A 38yr-old male with a ventriculoatrial shunt presented with nonspecific symptoms (headache, back pain, night sweats) and inconclusive laboratory results. He showed an extremely high titre of antibody to Staphylococcus epidermidis which proved diagnostic
Bayston, Roger, Collins, Sally Ann, Reaper, Jacqueline   +2 more
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Poland Anomaly and Atretic Cephalocele in the Same Child: Coincidence or Association?

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Poland Anomaly is a rare congenital disorder typically characterized by hypoplasia or agenesis of pectoral muscle with or without ipsilateral limb hypoplasia. The association of central nervous system malformation with Poland Anomaly has been rarely reported and includes craniofacial dysplasia, microcephaly, and Dandy‐Walker malformation ...
Alessandra Greta Grassi, Silvia Pontesilli, Laura Demelas, Francesca Vigliani, Massimo Agosti, Angelo Selicorni   +5 more
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Minimally Invasive Treatment of Idiopathic Syringomyelia Using Myringotomy T-Tubes: a Case Report and Technical Note

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2020
Syringomyelia is characterized by a fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord. Expansion of the syrinx often results in the clinical course of progressive neurologic deficit.
Domagoj Jugović, Roman Bošnjak, Krešimir Rotim, Günther C. Feigl   +3 more
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Ultrasound guided placement of the distal catheter in paediatric ventriculoatrial shunts—an appraisal of efficacy and complications [PDF]

, 2016
Ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts are commonly used as a second-line treatment of hydrocephalus when the peritoneum is an unsuitable site for the distal catheter.
Chakraborty, A, Clark, DJ, Roebuck, DJ, Thompson, DNP   +3 more
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Expert Strategies: Skull Base Reconstruction—Global Perspectives, Insights, and Algorithms through a Mixed Methods Approach

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There is limited consensus on endoscopic skull base surgery (ESBS) reconstruction principles. This study aims to generate comprehensive themes regarding ESBS reconstruction by pooling the experiences of ESBS experts, with comparison to a literature review of current published evidence.
Edward C. Kuan, Vidit Talati, Jagatkumar A. Patel, Theodore V. Nguyen, Arash Abiri, Jonathan C. Pang, Khodayar Goshtasbi, Lauren Liu, John R. Craig, Peter Papagiannopoulos, Katie M. Phillips, Bobby A. Tajudeen, Nithin D. Adappa, James N. Palmer, Ahmad R. Sedaghat, Eric W. Wang, Vijay Anand, Pete S. Batra, Marvin Bergsneider, Manuel Bernal‐Sprekelsen, Benjamin S. Bleier, Paolo Cappabianca, Ricardo L. Carrau, Roy R. Casiano, Paolo Castelnuovo, Luigi M. Cavallo, Marc A. Cohen, Iacopo Dallan, Jean Anderson Eloy, Ivan H. El‐Sayed, James J. Evans, Juan C. Fernandez‐Miranda, Marco Ferrari, Sebastien Froelich, Paul A. Gardner, Christos Georgalas, Stacey T. Gray, Ehab Y. Hanna, Richard J. Harvey, Sang Duk Hong, Peter H. Hwang, Daniel F. Kelly, Doo‐Sik Kong, Ming‐Ying Lan, John Y. K. Lee, Corinna G. Levine, James K. Liu, Davide Locatelli, Cem Meço, Erin L. McKean, Piero Nicolai, Gurston G. Nyquist, Kazuhiro Omura, Thibault Passeri, Zara M. Patel, Maria Peris Celda, Carlos Pinheiro Neto, Danny M. Prevedello, Mindy R. Rabinowitz, Shaan M. Raza, Pablo F. Recinos, Marc R. Rosen, Zoukaa B. Sargi, Rodney J. Schlosser, Theodore H. Schwartz, Raj Sindwani, Carl H. Snyderman, Aldo C. Stamm, Brian D. Thorp, Mario Turri‐Zanoni, Marilene B. Wang, Wei‐Hsin Wang, Ian J. Witterick, Tae‐Bin Won, Bradford A. Woodworth, Peter‐John Wormald, Gabriel Zada, Shirley Y. Su   +77 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications: a local study at Qena University Hospital: a retrospective study

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018
Background Shunting of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has reduced the morbidity and mortality of hydrocephalus. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the most commonly used procedure for shunting, but it has potential complications that may need multiple ...
Ali R. Hamdan
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Development and implementation of an ultralow-dose CT protocol for the assessment of cerebrospinal shunts in adult hydrocephalus

European Radiology Experimental, 2021
Background Cerebrospinal fluid shunts in the treatment of hydrocephalus, although associated with clinical benefit, have a high failure rate with repeat computed tomography (CT) imaging resulting in a substantial cumulative radiation dose.
David J. Ryan, Richard G. Kavanagh, Stella Joyce, Mika O’Callaghan Maher, Niamh Moore, Aisling McMahon, Deirdre Hussey, Michael G. J. O’Sullivan, Gerald Wyse, Noel Fanning, Owen J. O’Connor, Michael M. Maher   +11 more
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Haemophilus influenzae infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts. Report of two cases.

Journal of Neurosurgery, 1981
Two (1%) of 165 episodes of Haemophilus influenzae infection of the central nervous system occurred in patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunts. Both cases were caused by strains that could not yet be typed.
S. Lerman
semanticscholar   +1 more source