Nature

Risk Factors of Repeat Shunt-Related Cerebrospinal Fluid Infections in Children

Background: The rate of repeat shunt-related cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infections and the contributing risk factors were analyzed. Methods: Our clinic treated 58 children for initial shunt ...
ALZFORUM

A Day's Work: Cortex Biopsy Comes Out. Shunt Goes In. Patient Goes Home.

On Fridays and some Tuesdays, neurosurgeons in Kuopio place ventriculo-peritoneal shunts. During the procedure, they collect biopsies of skin, fat, muscle, right frontal cortex, intraventricular CSF.
The New England Journal of Medicine

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also called pseudotumor cerebri, refers to elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure that develops most often in women of reproductive age with obesity, causing ...
ascopubs.org

Hickman Catheter–Related Infections in Neutropenic Patients: Insertion in the Operating Theater Versus Insertion in the Radiology Suite

Comparative Effects of Three Cytokine Regimens After High-Dose Cyclophosphamide: Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF), and Sequential ...
Medscape

Class I Recall of Medtronic Duet EDMS Catheter Tubing

Medtronic Neurosurgery has recalled Duet External Drainage and Monitoring System (EDMS) catheter tubing because the catheter may disconnect from the patient line stopcock connectors. If this happens, ...