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Parents' experiences of living with a child with hydrocephalus: a cross-sectional interview-based study

, 2015
Background Shunts, the main treatment for hydrocephalus, are problematic because they frequently malfunction. Detecting shunt malfunction is challenging because symptoms are similar to those of common childhood illnesses, particularly viral infections ...
Bekker, H, Joanna Smith, Hilary Bekker, Smith, Joanna, Bekker, Hilary, Smith, J, Cheater, F, Cheater, Francine, Francine Cheater   +8 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction during Pregnancy

, 1990
Many women with cerebrospinal fluid shunts are now reaching reproductive age. Shunt malfunction may occur during pregnancy, and management requires a well-planned, combined neurosurgical and obstetrical approach. We present a case of ventriculoperitoneal
Fred Gentili, Filomena M. Meffe, Mathew Sermer, Michael D. Cusimano   +3 more
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Acute Epidural Hematoma after Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion: a Case Report

Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2015
Background & Importance: Acute epidural hematoma is a very rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. The insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt can cause sudden decompression of the brain, subsequent to which epidural hematoma occurs ...
Hamid Etemadrezaie, Samira Zabihian, Humain Baharvahdat, Babak Ganjeifar   +3 more
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Surgery, 2015
Management of patients who have ventriculoperitoneal shunt presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis has remained a clinical challenge. In this paper, the hospital course and the follow-up of a patient presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis and ...
Abdullah A. Albarrak, Sami Khairy, Alzahrani Mohammed Ahmed   +2 more
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Evaluation of the new Statscan radiography device for ventriculoperitoneal shunt assessment

, 2011
We assessed the diagnostic accuracy and time effectiveness of the Statscan low-dose full-body digital x-ray machine in the evaluation of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt ...
Szucs Farkas, Zsolt, Exadaktylos, Aristomenis-Konstantinos, Mariani, Luigi, Farkas, Zsolt Szucs, Aristomenis-Konstantinos Exadaktylos, Luigi Mariani, Bonel, Harald Marcel, Zsolt Szucs Farkas, Fathi, Ali-Reza, Ali-Reza Fathi, Harald Marcel Bonel   +10 more
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Ventricular enlargement due to acute hypernatremia in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

, 2010
Patients requiring CSF shunts frequently have comorbidities that can influence water and electrolyte balances. The authors report on a case involving a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a patient who underwent intravenous hyperhydration and withdrawal of ...
Mariani, Luigi, Pendharkar, Arjun V., Andres, Robert H, Kuhlen, Dominique, Andres, Robert H., Pendharkar, Arjun V   +5 more
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Chiari I Malformation: Review and Update of Current Treatment Options

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pathophysiology of Chiari malformation type I (CM‐I) is complex, involving structural abnormalities at the craniovertebral junction that result in herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. In this study, we aim to present and evaluate current treatment options for CM‐I, with a focus on evidence‐based clinical ...
Jordan J. Lo, Shuhei Shiino, Stephen Z. Shapiro, Brianna L. Hines, Noritaka Komune, Carmine Antonio Donofrio, Filippo Badaloni, Antonio Fioravanti, Joseph Lockwood, C. J. Bui, Aaron S. Dumont, R. Shane Tubbs   +11 more
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Fracture into the Abdominal Cavity and the Presence of A Retroauricular Pseudocyst Are Diagnostic of A Partial Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Dysfunction

Acta Medica Bulgarica
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction is frequently observed, with the ventriculoperitoneal shunt fracture being a prevalent etiology. The occurrence of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction is approximately 40% in the first year after implantation and
Bal’afif F., Wibowo O., Nazwar T. A., Wardhana D. W., Mustofa M.   +4 more
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Neonatal developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with movement disorder and arthrogryposis: A shared phenotype across brain‐expressed sodium channelopathies

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Neonatal developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with movement disorder and arthrogryposis (NDEEMA) represents the most severe end of the gain‐of‐function (GOF) SCN1A disorder spectrum. Sporadic cases of congenital arthrogryposis have also been reported in individuals with SCN2A‐, SCN3A‐, and SCN8A‐related developmental and ...
Sopio Gverdtsiteli, Sebastian Ortiz, Tobias Brünger, Francesca Furia, Carmen Barba, Trine Bjørg‐Hammer, Ingo Borggraefe, Roberto Caraballo, Sebahattin Cirak, Alberto Espeche, Walid Fazeli, Renzo Guerrini, Matias Juanes, Karin Kassahn, Maria Kinali, Johannes Krämer, Judith Kröll, Maria Concepción Miranda Herrero, Renske Oegema, Katrin Ounap, Oscar Peñuela, Konrad Platzer, Asuri Narayan Prasad, Aurora Pujol, Karit Reinson, Alfonso Represa, Eugenia Roza, Gabriela Reyes Valenzuela, Agustí Rodríguez‐Palmero, Suzanne Sallevelt, Maria Iciar Sanchez‐Albiusa, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Cory Smid, Carl E. Stafstrom, Eva‐Lena Stattin, Jen R. Suarez, Steffen Syrbe, Kette D. Valente, Matias Wagner, Saskia Wortmann, Elena Gardella, Dennis Lal, Andreas Brunklaus, Rikke S. Møller   +43 more
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Bone Overgrowth Causing Proximal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Hydrocephalus is an international disease process that is commonly treated surgically with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. This device may be prone to malfunction, most commonly from obstruction, disconnection, or infection. CASE DESCRIPTION: A
Tobias, Michael, Kim, Michael, Ilya Rybkin, Harrison Smith, Michael Kim, Jared Cooper, Michael Tobias, Cooper, Jared, Rybkin, Ilya, Smith, Harrison   +9 more
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