Measuring CSF shunt flow with MRI using flow enhancement of signal intensity (FENSI)
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DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30079
Abstract: To develop and validate a noninvasive imaging technique for accurately assessing very slow CSF flow within shunt tubes in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus, aiming to identify obstructions that might impede CSF drainage. read more here.
Keywords: shunt flow; csf; csf shunt; measuring csf ... See more keywords
Utility of measuring CSF hypocretin-1 level in patients with suspected narcolepsy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2020.03.009
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The patho-aetiology of narcolepsy Type I (NT1) is the loss of hypocretin-1 secreting neurons in the hypothalamus. Diagnostic criteria for NT1 include excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) for at least three months not explained by… read more here.
Keywords: measuring csf; patients suspected; suspected narcolepsy; csf hypocretin ... See more keywords