Background: The rate of repeat shunt-related cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infections and the contributing risk factors were analyzed. Methods: Our clinic treated 58 children for initial shunt ...

Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) investigators analyzed updated data on the effects of prenatal myelomeningocele closure on the need for placement of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt ...

The global cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) management market is expected to reach USD 1.56 Billion by 2022. The global cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) management market is expected to reach USD 1.56 Billion by ...

Oct. 21, 2002 — Low-flow cerebroventricular shunting may be worth investigating further in Alzheimer's disease, according to the authors of a pilot study reported in the Oct. 22 issue of Neurology.

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a narrow plastic tube that drains excess cerebrospinal fluid into your abdomen (belly). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protects your brain by acting as a shock absorber ...

Custom Safety Update image Individuals with an implantable programmable cerebrospinal fluid shunt are at risk for unintended changes to valve settings through exposure to magnetic fields present in ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare providers about potential hazards from interactions between implanted programmable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts and hearing implants ...

Ventricular CSF shunt infections due to Corynebacterium jeikeium are rare. Such infections may become manifest weeks to months after surgery. They are difficult to eradicate and often recur. We report ...

On Fridays and some Tuesdays, neurosurgeons in Kuopio place ventriculo-peritoneal shunts. During the procedure, they collect biopsies of skin, fat, muscle, right frontal cortex, intraventricular CSF.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting improved walking speed, gait, and balance in older adults with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus, the PENS trial showed. At 3 months, gait velocity increased ...

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain caused by the accumulation of fluid. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are primarily used to treat a condition ...