permeability characteristics that largely constitute the “blood-brain barrier.” The entire brain is enveloped in three protective sheets known as themeninges, continuations of the membranes that wrap thespinal cord. The two inner sheets enclose a shock-absorbing cushion of cerebrospinal fluid. ...
small catheter into the lateral ventricle of the brain to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is typically performed to alleviate elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) resulting from hydrocephalus, intracranial hemorrhage, bacterial meningitis, tumors, and traumatic brain injuries [1], [4], [5], [6...
Blood removal from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in post-subarachnoid hemorrhage patients may reduce the risk of related secondary brain injury. We formulated a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to investigate the impact of a dual-lumen catheter-based CSF filtration system, called Neurapheresis ...
placement under the skin with the cap of the mushroom shape beneath the skin of the skull and brain but above the skull and the stem of the mushroom shape passing through the skull and into the subdural space for selectively draining of fluid or providing medication from and to the subdural...