Whether or Not A Shunt is Placed in the Brain (Pre/Post Repair) for Patients with a Lumbar Meningocele and Hydrocephalus Undergoing a Lumbar Meningocele Proceduredoi:10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15565NEURAL tube defectsSURGICAL site infectionsSPINA bifidaHYDROCEPHALUS...
congenital (present from birth), or the result of a defect in the anatomy of the brain or spine, there is a strong chance that you will need to have your VP shunt for the long term.
A local anesthetic is used to numb the area in the lower back. The surgeon inserts a temporary catheter into the spinal canal to drain CSF (Fig. 4). The patient remains in the hospital for 3 to 4 days while CSF is drained periodically and your condition is monitored, especially your wal...
says the new stent procedure has the potential to supplant the current standard of care using shunts, which come with risk of infection, including meningitis, and concerns about too little or too much drainage, and the need forshuntreplacements every few years. ...
NADPH is also necessary for maintenance of reduced glutathione, which is required for the inactivation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species. Under basal conditions ~ 5% of glucose in adult brain is metabolized via the PPS (Ben-Yoseph et al., 1995), which is more active in cultured neurons...
A hydrocephalus shunt valve for drainage of excess fluid from the brain comprising on elongate housing having an inlet and outlet end a first and second valve member disposed within said housing in a spaced relationship to each other for closing and opening said inlet and outlet, characterized in...
For symptomatic collections, burr hole drainage is attempted initially. It may be necessary to temporarily clamp off the shunt so that the brain can expand and occlude the subdural space or to place a shunt catheter in the subdural collection. Subdural hematomas may form after the shunting of ...
Majority of patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy (DC) for traumatic brain injury may develop post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH). This remains a challenge to manage as most patients are tracheotomised and run high risk of shunt infection and malfunction following VP shunt. Theco-peritoneal shu...
ventriculoperitoneal shunta communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of plastic tubing; done for the relief ofhydrocephalus. ventriculovenous shunta communication between a lateral ventricle and the venous system by means of a plastic tube; done for relief ofhydrocephalus....
Brain tumorlymphomaoncologyprimary CNS lymphomaintraventricularThe authors describe an 82-year-old female with a right frontal ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt for long-standing normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) who presented with worsening incontinence and gait instability. She was found to have right ...