Study design: Case report and review of literature. Objectives: Intracranial chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) is a well-recognized complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Spinal chronic SDH is ...
Direct Translation of a Protracted Irinotecan Schedule From a Xenograft Model to a Phase I Trial in Children PURPOSE: Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) significantly affects the prognosis and treatment of ...
Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a peritoneal catheter during ventriculoperitoneal ...
PARENTS of an infant with internal hydrocephalus are interested, whether or not they are aware of it or admit it to themselves, not in survival of their child but in a chance for normal development.
Study design: A case report. Setting: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan. Patient: A 13-year-old woman presented progressive weakness in the lower ...
Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a form of adult hydrocephalus with ventriculomegaly in the absence of any structural blockage of the cerebrospinal fluid circulation. Normal pressure hydrocephalus is ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (DECEMBER 23, 2014). Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial at Bern University Hospital in Switzerland to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a ...
Most VP shunts consist of a catheter that is placed in one of the ventricles in the brain, a one-way valve that draws excess CSF away from the ventricles, and a second catheter placed under the skin ...