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Parent’s involvement in decisions when their child is admitted to hospital with suspected shunt malfunction: study protocol [PDF]

, 2009
Aim.  This paper outlines the protocol for a study aimed at exploring parent’s involvement during professional–parent interactions and decisions about their child’s care in the context of suspected shunt malfunction. Background.
Smith, Joanna, Bekker, Hilary, Chatwin, John, Cheater, Francine, Bekker, H, Chatwin, J, Smith, J, Cheater, F   +7 more
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Outcomes of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in Patients With Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus 2 Years After Surgery

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Objective: To evaluate the outcomes and prognostic factors of ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VP-shunts) in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) at 6 months and 2 years after surgery.Method: We retrospectively analyzed 68 patients ...
Abdul Malik Popal, Zhoule Zhu, Xinxia Guo, Zhe Zheng, Chengwei Cai, Hongjie Jiang, Jianmin Zhang, Anwen Shao, Junming Zhu   +8 more
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Shunt Valve Rupture in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure

, 2021
BACKGROUND: Shunt complications are common despite advances in surgial techniques and shunting technology. Proximal and/or distal catheter malfunctions are detected in pediatric and adult patients.
Akbas, Ahmet, Tuzunalp, Muruvvet Ayten, Eksi, Murat Sakir, Guduk, Mustafa, Berikol, Gurkan   +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of programmable compared with fixed anti-siphon devices for treating idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) in adults – SYGRAVA: study protocol for a randomized trial

Trials, 2018
Background Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a distinct form of dementia, characterized by gait ataxia, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence.
Romy Scholz, Johannes Lemcke, Ullrich Meier, Dirk Stengel   +3 more
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Maladjustment of Programmable Ventricular Shunt Valves by Inadvertent Exposure to a Common Hospital Device [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Programmable ventricular shunt valves are commonly used to treat hydrocephalus. They can be adjusted to allow for varying amounts of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow using an external magnetic programming device, and are susceptible to ...
K Kamian, R Lober, Fujimura, R., Kleiner, L., Lober, Robert M., L Kleiner, Kamian, K., R Fujimura   +7 more
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Video_1_Reconsidering Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery and Postoperative Shunt Valve Pressure Adjustment: Our Approaches Learned From Past Challenges and Failures.MP4

, 2022
Treatment for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) continues to develop. Although ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery has a long history and is one of the most established neurosurgeries, in the 1970s, the improvement rate of iNPH triad ...
Kazuhiko Nozaki (748983), Masatsune Ishikawa (7542098), Shigeki Yamada (748978), Madoka Nakajima (460079)   +3 more
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Video_3_Reconsidering Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery and Postoperative Shunt Valve Pressure Adjustment: Our Approaches Learned From Past Challenges and Failures.MP4

, 2022
Treatment for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) continues to develop. Although ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery has a long history and is one of the most established neurosurgeries, in the 1970s, the improvement rate of iNPH triad ...
Kazuhiko Nozaki (748983), Masatsune Ishikawa (7542098), Shigeki Yamada (748978), Madoka Nakajima (460079)   +3 more
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Rapid resolution of an acute subdural hematoma by increasing the shunt valve pressure in a 63-year-old man with normal-pressure hydrocephalus with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and literature review

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Symptomatic subdural hematoma development is a constant concern for patients who have undergone cerebrospinal fluid shunting procedures to relieve symptoms related to normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
Hayes Jackson, Roguski Marie, Riesenburger Ron I   +2 more
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Video_2_Reconsidering Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery and Postoperative Shunt Valve Pressure Adjustment: Our Approaches Learned From Past Challenges and Failures.MP4

, 2022
Treatment for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) continues to develop. Although ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery has a long history and is one of the most established neurosurgeries, in the 1970s, the improvement rate of iNPH triad ...
Kazuhiko Nozaki (748983), Masatsune Ishikawa (7542098), Shigeki Yamada (748978), Madoka Nakajima (460079)   +3 more
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Diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is supported by MRI-based scheme: a prospective cohort study

Cerebrospinal Fluid Research, 2010
Background Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a treatable neurological syndrome in the elderly. Although the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of tight high-convexity and medial subarachnoid spaces and the ventriculo-peritoneal ...
Mori Etsuro, Ishikawa Masatsune, Hashimoto Masaaki, Kuwana Nobumasa   +3 more
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