Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VP Shunt)
The British antibiotic and silver-impregnated catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the BASICS trial): study protocol
... impregnated shunts (which cost £359) and there is likely to be a significant uptake of silver-impregnated (£365) shunts by neurosurgeons despite the lack of evidence of clinical ...for ...
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The British antibiotic and silver-impregnated catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the BASICS trial): study protocol
... impregnated shunts (which cost £359) and there is likely to be a significant uptake of silver-impregnated (£365) shunts by neurosurgeons despite the lack of evidence of clinical ...for ...
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in non-HIV cryptococcal meningitis
... Our study showed that headache, vomiting, fever and loss of vision were the most com- mon clinical features in both the VPSV and VPSWOV groups.. Headache could continue to ease after VPS[r] ...
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Action of linezolid or vancomycin on biofilms in ventriculoperitoneal shunts in vitro
... S ince their introduction in the 1950s, hydrocephalus shunts have been subject to infection, which has seriously compro- mised their benefit. Despite general and specific improvements in infection control, ...
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Correlation Between Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts and Inguinal Hernias in Children: An 8-Year Follow-up
... ciated with various diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), includ- ing hemorrhage, infection, congenital malformations, spinal dysraphism, and neoplasm. Despite its diverse etiology, hydrocephalus shares a com- ...
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Flow sensitive MR imaging of ventriculoperitoneal shunts: in vitro findings, clinical applications, and pitfalls
... 4.-0blique coronal image 130/11/2, with goo flip angle through intracranial segment arrow of a high-pressure shunt system in a patient with clinical findings suggesting shunt malfunction[r] ...
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The immunology of hydrocephalus shunt infections
... 1.) To establish a test for the detection of staphylococcal colonisation in ventriculoperitoneal shunts and to observe IgM/IgG antibody changes during the course of t[r] ...
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Pseudotumoral Chronic Subdural Hematomas on Two Cases
... Calcified subdural hematomas are rare and result in slow, long-term bleeding. The clinic is that of a benign brain tumor. The etiologies are numerous but most often they are consecutive to the complications of the ...
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Paediatric Age Group
... This is to certify that the enclosed work “VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNTS INFECTIONS IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS” submitted by Dr.M.Sangeetha to The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University is based on bonafide cases ...
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Rapid resolution of an acute subdural hematoma by increasing the shunt valve pressure in a 63 year old man with normal pressure hydrocephalus with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and literature review
... low-pressure ventriculoperitoneal shunts and given the moderate size of our patient’s sub- dural hematoma, simple observation was thought to be high ...
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Challenges in cerebrospinal fluid shunting in patients with glioblastoma
... ventriculoperitoneal shunts had shunt-related complica- tions, of which 3 patients died due to such complications [11]. De la Fuente analysed 62 patients with supratento- rial glioma, of which 41 had ...
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Treatment of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and ventriculitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: a case report
... of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections with antibiotics alone, this mode of treatment was usually not successful; survivors had continued or recurrent ...with ventriculoperitoneal shunts were ...
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Intrahepatic congenital portosystemic shunts in dogs: short- and long-term outcome of suture attenuation
... Twenty-four dogs (72.7%) still had some blood flow through the CPSS on PVG but were able to tolerate complete attenuation, two dogs (6.1%) still had blood flow through the CPSS on PVG but were only able to tolerate ...
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Undiagnosed Cryptococcus gattii meningitis leading to subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a patient with symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus: case report and literature review
... In recent years, the prevalence of C. gattii infection has increased since a major outbreak on Vancouver Is- land [4]. Similar to C. neoformans, central nervous sys- tem (CNS) and respiratory tract infections are the ...
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Beta 2 transferrin to detect cerebrospinal fluid pleural effusion: a case report
... Although no gross diaphragmatic defect was identified in our patient, the presence of microscopic diaphragmatic communications may have been present. Notably, the tapped pleural fluid characteristics of our patient were ...
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1 Anomalies of the portal venous system in dogs and
... The left or right gastric veins can emanate shunts joining the caudal vena cava, phrenic vein or the. 276[r] ...
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Outcome of Choroid Plexus Cauterization with Endoscopic 3rd Ventriculostomy vs Ventricular Shunting in Management of Hydrocephalus Secondary to Neural Tube Defect
... Ventricular CSF shunt drainage, typicallyto the peritoneal cavity (VPS) was the standard surgical treatment for NTD- associated hydrocephalus. However, shunts carrya higher risk of infection and malfunctions that ...
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Clinical and Angiographic Characteristics of Multiple Dural Arteriovenous Shunts
... may be due to venous hypertension enhanced by the multiple DAVSs. 14 There was no specific pattern of multiplicity in terms of the location and the interval of the de novo shunt development in our series. No specific ...
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Corpus Callosal Signal Changes in Patients with Obstructive Hydrocephalus after Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting
... loperitoneal shunting has been described previously (1–3). Numaguchi et al (1) described morphologic changes in the corpus callosum after ventricular shunting in six of 35 patients. In three of the six patients, ...
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A Randomised Control Trial on the Use of Topical Methicillin in Reducing Post- Operative Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection
... (CSF) shunts represented a landmark achievement in ...Although shunts have improved the morbidity and mortality associated with disordered CSF mechanics over the past 30 years, they are associated with many ...
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