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Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease responsive to interleukin-1 beta inhibition [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND:Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease is characterized by fever, urticarial rash, aseptic meningitis, deforming arthropathy, hearing loss, and mental retardation.
Adams, BS, Aksentijevich, I, Beitz, LO, Brewer, C, Butman, JA, Canna, SW, Cole, JL, Dailey, NJ, Fuhlbrigge, RC, Gardner, G, Gelabert, A, Goldbach-Mansky, R, Hannan, WP, Haverkamp, MH, Hawkins, PN, Hill, S, Hoffmann, SC, Holland, SM, Horn, W, Jarvis, JN, Jones, J, Karp, BI, Kastner, DL, Kim, HJ, Moore, TL, O'Neil, K, Paul, SM, Penzak, SR, Pham, TH, Pucino, F, Rubin, BI, Shaham, B, Snyder, C, Stein, L, Turner, ML, Vehe, RK, Warren, RW, Wesley, RA, Wiggs, E, Zalewski, C   +39 more
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Ultrasound guided placement of the distal catheter in paediatric ventriculoatrial shunts—an appraisal of efficacy and complications [PDF]

, 2016
Ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts are commonly used as a second-line treatment of hydrocephalus when the peritoneum is an unsuitable site for the distal catheter.
Chakraborty, A, Clark, DJ, Roebuck, DJ, Thompson, DNP   +3 more
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Journal club: role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: preliminary results of a randomized clinical trial. [PDF]

, 2013
1. Significance/Context and Importance of the Study: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) was first defined by Hakim and colleagues in 19651, and its symptoms later classified by the clinical triad of gait dysfunction, urinary incontinence ...
Ghobrial, MD, George M, Lang, MD, Michael J.   +1 more
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Small cisterno-lumbar gradient of phosphorylated Tau protein in geriatric patients with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus [PDF]

, 2016
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Annette Spreer, Jens Wiltfang, Marija Djukic, Peter Lange, Roland Nau, Stephanie Bunkowski   +5 more
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Congenital hydrocephalus in an Egyptian baby with trisomy 18: a case report [PDF]

, 2009
Introduction Trisomy 18 is the second most common autosomal trisomy after Down syndrome (trisomy 21). A variety of anomalies of the central nervous system are observed in cases of trisomy 18.
Kotb A Metwalley, Hekma S Farghalley, Alaa A Abd-Elsayed   +2 more
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Candidal infections of ventriculoperitoneal shunts

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2009
Although ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infection is a common complication of shunt procedures, fungal infection is considered to be rare. In the present study, we performed retrospective analysis of six cases in which candida infection occurred. In all these six cases, VP shunt was performed in children for hydrocephalus and the onset of symptoms ...
Baradkar, V. P., Mathur, M., Sonavane, A., Kumar, S.   +3 more
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Risk Factors for Latex Sensitization in Children with Spina Bifida [PDF]

, 2002
Background: Children with spina bifida represent the major risk group for latex sensitization. Purpose: To determine the prevalence of latex sensitization in these children and to identify risk factors.
Abreu-Nogueira, J, Calado, E, Gaspar, A, Godinho, N, Morais-Almeida, M, Pires, G, Rosado-Pinto, J   +6 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter tract glioblastoma multiform concomitant to infection

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2019
Given the high rate of hardware infection seen due to ventriculoperitoneal shunts, radiographic changes near the shunt system are most often concerning for infectious etiology.
Matthew Amarante, Pouya Entezami, Kavita Umrau, Junichi Yamamoto   +3 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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Prospective review of 30-day morbidity and mortality in a paediatric neurosurgical unit [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to record the 30-day and inpatient morbidity and mortality in paediatric patients in a tertiary neuroscience centre over a 2-year period.
Beez, Thomas, Campbell, Emer, Todd, Lorraine   +2 more
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