A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a device used to relieve excessive pressure on the brain. There are some serious situations in which the brain becomes in danger of physical compression due to pressure from fluid or blood. Excess fluid within one of the fluid-containing regions of the bra...
( non-obstructive) hydrocephalous that occurs in adults, usually older adults. The drainage of CSF is blocked gradually, and the excess fluid builds up slowly. With NPH it is believed that the ventricles enlarge to handle the increased volume of the CSF, and the compression of the brain ...
Hydrocephalus is a neurological disorder commonly found in the elderly, pediatrics with congenital abnormalities, and adults with cerebral hemorrhage, meningitis, or a traumatic brain injury. Hydrocephalus involves an abnormal accumulation of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain's cavities known as...
A hydrocephalus shunt is a type of medical device that is sometimes used to treat people who have a condition in which there is...
Methods and devices are provided for shunting fluid to treat hydrocephalous, and in particular for treating normal pressure hydrocephalous, or Alzheimer's, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), or any other condition in which it is necessary to drain and/or cleanse CSF. The methods and ...