Overdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus shunts
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DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3251-8
Abstract: After implantation of the shunt, CSF drainage is not always adequate. Both underdrainage (due to partial obstruction of fluid flow along inlet, shunt body or outlet) and overdrainage are not desirable. Overdrainage may cause persistent… read more here.
Keywords: pressure; fluid; overdrainage; overdrainage cerebrospinal ... See more keywords
First Clinical Evaluation of a Modular Lumboperitoneal Shunt System With a Gravitational Unit for Communicating Hydrocephalus: A Retrospective Case Series.
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DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001826
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In Europe and North America, communicating hydrocephalus (HC) is commonly treated with ventriculoperitoneal shunts, whereas lumboperitoneal shunts (LPS) are preferred in Japan and other Asian countries. However, no LPS valve with an… read more here.
Keywords: unit; system; gravitational unit; overdrainage ... See more keywords