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The British antibiotic and silver-impregnated catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the BASICS trial): study protocol [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) for the treatment of hydrocephalus is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures in the UK, but failures caused by infection occur in approximately 8% of primary cases.
Blundell, M, Gamble, C, Griffiths, MJ, Hartley, JC, Hickey, H, Hughes, D, Jenkinson, MD, Mallucci, CL, Solomon, T   +8 more
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Complications associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunts in dogs and cats with idiopathic hydrocephalus: A systematic review

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019
Background Several case series and case reports have been published about idiopathic hydrocephalus treatment in dogs and cats using ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS).
Gabriele Gradner, Rose Kaefinger, G. Dupré   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effects of lumboperitoneal and ventriculoperitoneal shunts on the cranial and spinal cerebrospinal fluid volume in a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension [PDF]

, 2016
Lumboperitoneal (LP) and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are a frequent treatment modality for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Although these shunts have been used for a long time, it is still not clear how they change the total craniospinal
Frobe, Ana, Klarica, Marijan, Nikić, Ines, Orešković, Darko, Radoš, Milan, Vukić, Miroslav   +5 more
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Expanding the Genotype–Phenotype Correlation of Marden–Walker Syndrome due to PIEZO2 Gene Variants: A Case Report From Brazil

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marden–Walker syndrome (MWS; OMIM 248700) is an extremely rare congenital disorder characterized by multiple joint contractures, craniofacial dysmorphism, neurological abnormalities, and multisystem involvement. Although historically diagnosed on clinical grounds, only a few cases have been molecularly confirmed.
Guilherme Sotto Battiston, Carolina de Souza Araujo, Fernanda Araujo Romera, André Luis Ferreira, Érica Trovisco Martins, Carolina Galhós de Aguiar, José Eduardo Mourão Santos, Rodrigo Ragazzini, Daniela Testoni Costa‐Nobre, Ana Claudia Yoshikumi Prestes, Allan Chiaratti de Oliveira, Eduardo Perrone, Débora Gusmão Melo, Anne Caroline Barbosa Teixeira, Antonio Victor Campos Coelho, Caio Robledo D’Angioli Costa Quaio, Carolina Araujo Moreno, Eduardo Perrone, Jose Bandeira do Nascimento Junior, Jessica Grasiela Araujo Espolaor, Joana Rosa Marques Prota, Joao Bosco de Oliveira Filho, Jose Ricardo Magliocco Ceroni, Kelin Chen, Letícia Torres Ferreira, Lucas Santos de Santana, Luciana Souto Mofatto, Luiza do Amaral Virmond, Marina de Franca Basto Silva, Michele Patricia Migliavacca, Renata Moldenhauer Minillo, Renata Yoshiko Yamada, Roberta Sitnik, Tatiana Ferreira de Almeida, Thiago Yoshinaga Tonholo Silva, Vivian Pedigone Cintra   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Repeat fracture of shunts in ventriculoperitoneal shunting with pelvic migration: An African teen case report with literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022
Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is the most common procedure performed to cure hydrocephalus. It is also the most failure prone. Mechanical late complications as shunt fracture or shunt migration are fairly often common in childhood.
Alain Jibia, Blondel N. Oumarou, Mahamat Adoum, Serge Abogo, Serge Nga Nomo, Gisèle Chewa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Outcomes of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Series of 116 Patients

Cureus, 2019
Background Permanent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a treatment option for patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Objectives Herein, we examine the outcomes, complication rates, and associations
Eva M. Wu, T. E. El Ahmadieh, Benjamin Kafka, James P Caruso, S. Aoun, Aaron R Plitt, O. Neeley, Daiwai M. Olson, R. Ruchinskas, M. Cullum, H. Batjer, J. White   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Homozygous Achondroplasia With Long‐Term Survival: Growth Patterns, Medical Interventions, and Practice Implications

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Homozygous achondroplasia is widely considered perinatal lethal by the medical community. In this case series, we report two children from a single family with longer‐term survival. One child lived for 17 months and the other was 60 months at the time of publication.
Hannah Singerline, Jason Laufman, Kimberly Wallis, Michelle Merrill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

A Closer Look at the Global Management of Spina Bifida: The Implementation of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in the Treatment of Spina Bifida-Related Hydrocephalus in Africa [PDF]

, 2018
Spina bifida, specifically myelomeningocele, is a debilitating neural tube defect that affects patients and families throughout the world. Traditional management and treatment methods are described, followed by an explanation of why this is often ...
Burckart, Caryssa
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Cardiac manifestations of PRKAG2 mutation. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND:The Protein Kinase AMP-Activated Non-Catalytic Subunit Gamma 2 (PRKAG2) cardiac syndrome is characterized by glycogen accumulation in the cardiac tissue.
Ardehali, Reza, Banankhah, Pooya, Dota, Anthony, Fishbein, Gregory A   +3 more
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