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.

The most common shunts utilized today are ventriculoperitoneal ... ventricular enlargement in the absence of elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure INPH may represent a unique reversible ...

Medically reviewed by Angela Ryan Lee, MD If you are having an unexplained low-pressure headache, it's possible that you may ...

CereVasc, Inc. announced the initial results of its United States pilot clinical study of the CereVasc eShunt system in the ...

Boston-based CereVasc designed eShunt for treating normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). This study evaluates the technology ...

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 ...

the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain, should be careful when using Apple’s popular tablet, the iPad 2: if held within 2 inches of the magnetically programmable shunt ...

The patented eShunt System includes an endovascularly implantable cerebral spinal fluid shunt and delivery components, which are designed to treat CH without invasive surgery. For additional ...

The team conducted a spinal tap to analyze the patients' cerebral spinal fluid. What came back was a surprise—the patient had almost no B12 in the fluid that bathes the brain and central nervous ...