Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt infections are a significant complication associated with the surgical placement of shunts, which are devices used to manage conditions like hydrocephalus.

These catheters are used in shunt systems to facilitate the drainage of excess CSF, thereby alleviating pressure on the brain. However, one of the significant challenges in the use of ventricular ...

Fourteen years after shunt implantation, a 26-year-old patient with myelomeningocele, concomitant hydrocephalus and a ventriculoatrial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt presented with brief but ...

BACKGROUND--Prosthetic infections are a major problem, requiring complex and lengthy management. The role of blood proteins in the pathogenesis of implant infection has been investigated, but research ...

Jan. 14, 2025 — Using advanced imaging techniques and precise microfluidics control to stretch out curly DNA into a straight line, new research demonstrates techniques for stretching and ...

Constantly updated IP Blocklists (for any firewall, host file), ConfigServer Firewall (CSF) setup guides, CSF dark theme, and adds support for Docker and OpenVPN to CSF. Includes Traefik integration ...

Two new PET radiotracers have outperformed the only current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved radiotracer for detecting tau tangles in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. In a ...

Texas-based medical device company Alleviant has received a breakthrough device status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new no-implant atrial shunt for heart failure and will ...

Though there are ways to sense current without such intervention, the shunt technique nonetheless has many virtues. However, it also places unique demands and stresses on the active circuitry that ...

Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, SUNY Health Science Center, University Hospital, Syracuse, New York, USA Dr G S Rodziewicz, Department of Neurosurgery, 750 East Adam Street, Syracuse, NY ...