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The Use of Shunting Devices for Cerebrospinal Fluid in Canada [PDF]

, 1986
Harold J. Hoffman, May S. M. Smith
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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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A simple method to reduce infection of ventriculoperitoneal shunts Clinical article [PDF]

, 2010
Object: Postoperative shunt infection is the most common and feared complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement for treatment of hydrocephalus. The rate of shunt infection is highest in the 1st postoperative month. The most common organisms
Bashir, Hassaan H., Gupta, Vikas, Rehman, Atiq-ur, Rehman, Tausif-ur   +3 more
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Ventriculovesical Shunting in a Patient with Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis: An Alternative to VP Shunts. A Technique Report

Brazilian Neurosurgery
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a rare but serious complication when cancer cells infiltrate the meninges. It is most commonly associated with breast cancer, but only 5% of breast cancer patients develop it.
Luiz Henrique Vargas de Andrade, João Pedro Motter de Carvalho, Arthur Garani Narciso, Alexandre Rossato Félix, Alisson Fucio, Leonardo Christiaan Welling, Nicolas N. Rabelo, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo   +7 more
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Third ventriculostomy vs ventriculoperitoneal shunt in pediatric obstructive hydrocephalus: results from a Swiss series and literature review [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Few series compare endoscopic third ventriculostomies (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS). To avoid the complications after a shunt insertion, there is an increased tendency to perform a third ventriculostomy.
de Ribaupierre, Sandrine, Regli, L., Rilliet, B., Vernet, O., Villemure, J.-G   +4 more
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The Costs of a Quiet Disorder: Direct and Indirect Costs of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension [PDF]

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH; pseudotumor cerebri) is a disorder with a reported incidence rate of one to three per 100,000 people in the general population.
Brenna Lobb, Daniel Friesner, Emanuel Tanne, Robert Rosenman   +3 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid glutamine, tryptophan, and tryptophan metabolite concentrations in dogs with portosystemic shunts [PDF]

, 2002
David E. Holt, Robert J. Washabau, Sina Djali, Betsy Dayrell-Hart, Kenneth J. Drobatz, Melvyn P. Heyes, Michael B. Robinson   +6 more
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: ongoing clinical challenges and future prospects

Journal of Pain Research, 2016
Parunyou Julayanont,1 Amputch Karukote,2 Doungporn Ruthirago,1 Deepa Panikkath,3 Ragesh Panikkath3 1Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX, USA; 2Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University ...
Julayanont P, Karukote A, Ruthirago D, Panikkath D, Panikkath R   +4 more
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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread?

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting refers to the surgical drainage of excess CSF, which arises due to outflow obstruction or a reduction in absorption.
Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius   +2 more
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Experimental and numerical modelling of the ventriculosinus shunt (El-Shafei shunt) [PDF]

, 2008
Baert, Edward, Kips, Jan, Mareels, Guy, Van Canneyt, Koen, Van Roost, Dirk, Verdonck, Pascal   +5 more
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