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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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Treatment of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and ventriculitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) infections are a recognized problem in healthcare, causing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and ventriculitis.
Gebre Teklemariam Demoz, Minyahil Alebachew, Yirga Legesse, Belete Ayalneh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphometric analysis of spina bifida after fetal repair shows new subtypes with associated outcomes

Ultrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, Volume 66, Issue 4, Page 443-452, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives The binary classification of spina bifida lesions as myelomeningocele (with sac) or myeloschisis (without sac) belies a spectrum of morphologies. This study aimed to characterize types of spina bifida lesion and correlate them with preoperative presentation and postoperative outcome.
L. K. Mann, S. Pandiri, N. Agarwal, H. Northrup, K. S. Au, E. Grundberg, E. P. Bergh, M. T. Austin, R. Patel, B. Miller, S. Zhu, J. S. Feinberg, D. Lai, K. Tsao, S. A. Fletcher, R. Papanna   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Recurrent Breast Cancer in a Patient with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Case Reports in Surgery, 2015
We report a case of a patient with recurrent infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast encasing a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. We also review the current literature regarding reports of breast malignancy around a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, as well as ...
Libby R. Copeland-Halperin, Robert A. Cohen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anal extrusion of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt [PDF]

Acta Medica Academica, 2017
No abstract available.
Prastiya Indra Gunawan, I Gusti Made Reza Gunadi Ranuh, Alpha Fardah Atthiyah   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

What Proportion of Emergency Department Headache Patients With Normal Neurology Have a Serious Secondary Headache Cause? A HEAD Study Report

Emergency Medicine Australasia, Volume 37, Issue 5, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives To estimate the proportion of Emergency Department (ED) headache patients without neurological features who are diagnosed with a serious secondary headache cause. Methods Unplanned secondary analysis of HEAD Study/HEAD Colombia data.
Anne Maree Kelly, Kevin H. Chu, Win Sen Kuan, Gerben Keijzers, Frances B. Kinnear, Alejandro Cardozo‐Ocampo, on behalf of the HEAD Study and HEAD Colombia Investigators, Catherine Lunter, Rochelle Facer, David Thomson, Robert Day, Greg McDonald, Sarah Jones, Julian Cochrane, Stephen Gourley, Mark Ross, Vinay Gangathimmaiah, Kim Hansen, Frances B. Kinnear, Gerben Keijzers, Kevin Chu, Paul Bowe, Raymund de la Cruz, Daniel Haustead, Jean Moller, Katie Walker, Richard D. Smith, Ron Sultana, John Pasco, Neil Goldie, Andis Graudins, Rosamond Dwyer, George Plunkett, Anne‐Maree Kelly, Hugh Mitenko, Michael Lovegrove, Ben Smedley, Colin A. Graham, Ling Yan Leung, Win Sen Kuan, Ying Wei Yau, Wei Ming Ng, Ranjeev Kumar, Dennis Wen Jie Chia, Said Laribi, Mounir Hilal, Rarthtana Mil, Audrey Gerineau, Matthew J. Reed, Daniel Horner, Edward Carlton, Tom Roberts, Girish Boggaram, Jayne Foot, Andy Appleboam, Rachel Goss, Hamza Malik, Richard Body, John‐Paul Williamson, Adela Golea, Sonia Luka, Huseyin Avni Demir, Şafak Öner Gülpinar, Lale Tolu, Muhammet Hacimustafaoğlu, Mehmet A. Karamercan, Elif Çelikel, Çilem Çaltili, Selahattin Gürü, Gülşah Yavuz, Franck Verschuren, Christopher Ramos, Paule Denoel, Nicolas Wilmet, Michael Vandoorslaert, Alessandro Manara, Adeline Higuet, Amichai Sheffy, Sinan Kamona, Peter Jones, Mai Nguyen, Anne Clarke, Sierra Beck, Andrew Munro, Kim M. Yates, James Weaver, Deborah Moore, Stuart Innes, Karina Walters, Koen Simons, Anne‐Maree Kelly, Sharon Klim, Kerrie Russell, Anne‐Maree Kelly   +93 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of post-operative infections in pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt cases [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Pediatrics
Background. Hydrocephalus is a prevalent condition in children, affecting both developed and developing countries. Neurosurgical interventions such as ventriculoperitoneal shunts are common, but are associated with a high risk of complications, including
Farhad Bal’afif, Tommy Alfandy Nazwar, Donny Wisnu Wardhana, Prisca Anindhita, Abdo Rouf El Shadawi, Hatim Sultan, Mochamad Bashir, Mustofa Mustofa   +7 more
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Neurodevelopmental outcome of perinatal intracranial haemorrhage in patients born at term: A prospective study

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 67, Issue 10, Page 1266-1279, October 2025.
Abstract Aim To assess the neurological and neurodevelopmental outcome of infants born at term with perinatal intracranial haemorrhage (pICH) and examine the clinical and neuroimaging associations. Method A prospective, consecutive, single‐center observational study of longitudinally followed children with pICH identified in the fetal or neonatal ...
Stephanie Libzon, Shelly I. Shiran, Aviva Fattal‐Valevski, Nira Schneebaum‐Sender, Jonathan Roth, Shlomi Constantini, Gustavo Malinger, Karina Krajden Haratz, Liat Ben Sira, Moran Hausman‐Kedem   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful Treatment of Refractory Candida auris Ventriculitis With Intraventricular Liposomal Amphotericin B

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT We report on a case of a patient in their early 60's with a history of traumatic brain injury, decompressive cranioplasty, and chronic ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt who presented from a nursing home with altered mental status and status epilepticus.
Christine A. Vu, Kelsey Ladd, Folusakin O. Ayoade   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source