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Niños portadores de una válvula de derivación de líquido cefalorraquídeo: motivos de consulta, diagnósticos y consumo de recursos en el servicio de urgencias [PDF]

, 2018
Objetivos: Determinar los motivos de consulta en el servicio de urgencias de los niños portadores de válvula de derivación de líquido cefalorraquídeo (VDL), así como sus diagnósticos al alta, y comparar el consumo de recursos que generan con el de la ...
Aparicio Coll, Arantxa, Luaces Cubells, Carles, Muñoz-Santanach, D., Trenchs Sainz de la Maza, Victoria   +3 more
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Hepatic cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst mimicking hydatid liver disease: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction An abdominal pseudocyst is a rare complication of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Etiological factors include infection, obstruction and dislodgement.
Khalife Mohamed, Mukherji Deborah, Ahmad Houssein, Faraj Walid   +3 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.
Balédent, Olivier, Bardan, Gérald, Plouraboué, Franck, Zagzoule, Mokhtar   +3 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunting for the management of cryptococcal meningitis: a scoping review

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Objective: This scoping review aimed to describe studies that evaluate the management of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts, types of shunts used, and clinically relevant patient outcomes.
Gonzalo Cornejo-Venegas, Xosse Carreras, Andrea S. Salcedo, David R. Soriano-Moreno, Jorge L. Salinas, Jorge Alave   +5 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunt complications.

The Turkish journal of pediatrics, 1997
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Ersahin, Y, Guzelbag, E, Mutluer, S
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A novel ventriculoperitoneal shunt flow sensor based on electrically induced spatial variation in cerebrospinal fluid charge density

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Introduction: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts divert cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) out of cerebral ventricles in patients with hydrocephalus or elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Despite high failure rates, there exist limited clinically viable solutions
David A. Zarrin, Matiar Jafari, Won Kim, Geoffrey P. Colby   +3 more
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Peptides as potent antimicrobials tethered to a solid surface: Implications for medical devices [PDF]

, 2008
Medical devices are an integral part of therapeutic management; despite their importance, they carry a significant risk of microbial infection. Bacterial attachment to a medical device is established by a single, multiplying organism, leading to ...
Ahmed El-Ghannam, Dilhari DeAlmeida, Ivan A. Gonzalez, Kazi Islam, Raymond B. Yurko, Ronald C. Montelaro, Simon C. Watkins, Timothy A. Mietzner, XiXi Wong   +8 more
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Analysis of factors affecting the efficacy of lumboperitoneal shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Objective To screen factors influencing the neurological prognosis following lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) in patients with hydrocephalus. Methods Total 136 patients who underwent LPS in Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University from October 2014 to ...
ZHAO Hao, QU Xin, WANG Ning, SHANG Feng, XU Yue-qiao, QI Meng   +5 more
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Proposal for the implementation and monitoring of a health care nursing protocol for patients with external ventricular drains [PDF]

Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
Objective: To structure a proposal for implementing and monitoring the nursing care protocol for the safety of adult patients with external ventricular drains.
Sabrina Binkowski, Giovanna da Rosa Soares, Raphaela de Matos Borges, Tainara Wink Vieira, Victoria Tiyoko Moraes Sakamoto, Carine Raquel Blatt, Rita Catalina Aquino Caregnato   +6 more
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Management of multiple, late onset complications in a 33-year-old female, with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and crohn\u27s disease [PDF]

, 2014
Numerous complications can occur after the placement of a venticuloperitoneal shunt. The late onset of an autoimmune disease such as Crohn\u27s disease can be the disruptive factor for a previously well functioning shunt.
Gkolemis, C, Kokkalis, P, Paleologos, T.S., Stamatopoulos, G, Syrmos, N, Zogopoulos, P   +5 more
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