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Huge abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Abdominal pseudocysts comprising cerebrospinal fluid are an uncommon but significant complication in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Yasuhiro Koide, Takaaki Osako, Masahiro Kameda, Hiromi Ihoriya, Hirotsugu Yamamoto, Noritomo Fujisaki, Toshiyuki Aokage, Tetsuya Yumoto, Isao Date, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao   +10 more
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Continuous, noninvasive wireless monitoring of flow of cerebrospinal fluid through shunts in patients with hydrocephalus

npj Digital Medicine, 2020
Hydrocephalus is a common disorder caused by the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. Treatment typically involves the surgical implantation of a pressure-regulated silicone tube assembly, known as a shunt.
Siddharth R. Krishnan, Hany M. Arafa, Kyeongha Kwon, Yujun Deng, Chun-Ju Su, Jonathan T. Reeder, Juliet Freudman, Izabela Stankiewicz, Hsuan-Ming Chen, Robert Loza, Marcus Mims, Mitchell Mims, KunHyuck Lee, Zachary Abecassis, Aaron Banks, Diana Ostojich, Manish Patel, Heling Wang, Kaan Börekçi, Joshua Rosenow, Matthew Tate, Yonggang Huang, Tord Alden, Matthew B. Potts, Amit B. Ayer, John A. Rogers   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

New surgical approach for late complications from spinal cord injury [PDF]

, 2006
Background The most frequent late complications in spinal cord injury result from arachnoiditis and consequent alterations in dynamics of cerebrospinal fluid flow.
Antonio J Reis, HS Chang, HS Chang, AR Brodbelt, Ma Stoodley, KH Cho, TE Cosan, LR Caplan, N Tatara, B Williams, MY Wang, H Bassiouni, B Perrouin-Verbe, B Schaller, JW Little, KR von Wild, HH Bollman, DJ Maiman, S Falcone, SP Falci, JH Lee, AR Brodbelt   +21 more
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Decrease of excessive daytime sleepiness after shunt treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.
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, Anna Lindam, Dan Farahmand, Anne‐Marie Landtblom, Katarina Laurell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

IRRAflow active irrigation and drainage system: A glimpse into the future of cerebrospinal fluid shunts

Brain Hemorrhages
Chronic hydrocephalus after subarachnoid hemorrhage may become inevitable, necessitating a permanent cerebrospinal fluid shunt. We report a 40-year-old woman with SAH and a CHESS score of 6.
Saif D. Salman, Rabih G. Tawk, Krishnan Ravindran, Daniel A. Tonetti, Nicholas Brandmeir, Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Babak Jahromi, Richard W. Byrne, William D. Freeman   +8 more
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Beta-2-transferrin to detect cerebrospinal fluid pleural effusion: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
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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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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Human CNTNAP1 Variants Associated With Severe Neurological Deficits: Additional Cases and Literature Review

Muscle &Nerve, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 517-526, April 2026.
ABSTRACT CNTNAP1 encodes the Contactin‐Associated Protein 1 (CNTNAP1), also known as Caspr1, which is a transmembrane protein critical for nervous system function. CNTNAP1 is localized to the paranodal regions of all myelinated axons, flanking either side of the node of Ranvier.
Lacey B. Sell, Derek Garcia, Alexandra Hollá, Ilana Chilton, Seth DeVries, Ana María Gómez‐Moreno, Manuel Lubián‐Gutiérrez, Qian Shi, Manzoor A. Bhat   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cerebrospinal fluid shunts.

The Western journal of medicine, 1977
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt technology has undergone rapid advances in the past two decades. As a result, pediatricians and other primary care physicians are being asked with increasing frequency to provide care for persons with CSF shunts. Familiarity with the more common shunts is a prerequisite to intelligent management of shunt related problems.
C J, Sells, D B, Shurtleff
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A Systematic Review of Cases of Meningitis in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis on Lumbar Puncture [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Definitive diagnosis of meningitis is made by analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) obtained from a lumbar puncture (LP), which may take days.
Pettigrew, Alexis, Troendle, Michelle
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