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ABSTRACT Aim Bile acid (BA) signaling plays an important role in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), including covert (CHE) and overt HE (OHE). However, few studies have examined its clinical impact in patients with cirrhosis. Methods This retrospective study included patients with cirrhosis who underwent CHE assessment using a computer ...
Takao Miwa+8 more
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Clinical characteristics of children using ventricular derivations for hidrocephalus treatment
This is a descriptive, quantitative study, which aimed to identify clinical characteristics of children in use of ventricular derivations for hydrocephalus treatment. It was developed in a Pediatric Neurosurgery internment unit of a public hospital.
Maria Cláudia Moreira de Alcântara+3 more
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Abstract This study investigated Theory of Mind (ToM) deficits in patients with suspected idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a condition affecting motor, cognitive and autonomic functions. Given the overlap between ToM‐related neural networks and those affected in iNPH, we examined whether ToM impairments are a feature of the disease ...
Akrivi Vatsi+9 more
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Beta-2-transferrin to detect cerebrospinal fluid pleural effusion: a case report
Introduction Pleural effusion secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion is a rare and potentially life-threatening occurrence. Case presentation We describe a 14-month-old Caucasian boy who had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt inserted for ...
Smith Jennifer C, Cohen Eyal
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MRI as a one-stop destination for evaluation of CSF shunt malfunction
Background Despite the high-frequency rate of cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction, radiological evaluation of CSF shunts has remained deficient, focusing mainly on demonstrating secondary signs of shunt failure rather than evaluating the shunt tube ...
Eman Ahmed Hamed+4 more
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Decrease of excessive daytime sleepiness after shunt treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus
Summary Sleepiness and apathy are often reported in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus. However, research on outcomes after shunt surgery has mainly focused on the classical triad symptoms, that is, gait, cognition, and bladder dysfunction. This study aimed to describe the effects of shunt treatment on excessive daytime sleepiness and whether ...
Simon Lidén+4 more
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BackgroundNearly 20% of patients with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt infection develop reinfection. It is unclear whether reinfections are caused by an organism previously present or are independent infection events.ObjectiveWe used bacterial culture ...
Kathryn B Whitlock+9 more
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Challenges in cerebrospinal fluid shunting in patients with glioblastoma [PDF]
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation disturbances may occur during the course of disease in patients with glioblastoma. Ventriculoperitoneal shunting has generally been recommended to improve symptoms in glioblastoma patients. Shunt implantation for patients with glioblastoma, however, presents as a complex situation and produces different problems to
Bujung Hong+5 more
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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]
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+3 more
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Preferential lactate metabolism in the human brain during exogenous and endogenous hyperlactataemia
Abstract figure legend Trans‐cerebral blood sampling of arterial and jugular venous blood samples, combined with duplex ultrasound, were used to calculate cerebral metabolic rates of glucose (CMRGlc) lactate (CMRiLac) and oxygen (CMRO2${\mathrm{CM}}{{\mathrm{R}}_{{{\mathrm{O}}_2}}}$).
Jodie L. Koep+12 more
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