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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"Hydrocephalus"”.
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Ophthalmic complications of spina bifida and hydrocephalus
… the ophthalmic complications of spina bifida and hydrocephalus by means of literature review and a long term clinical study, and to determine whether regular ophthalmic supervision can assist in the general management of affected children. The ophthalmic complications of spina bifida have often …
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Cognition and apathy in normal pressure hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterised by a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain despite apparently normal CSF pressure at lumbar puncture. In addition to movement and urinary symptoms, patients commonly display cognitive decline and apathy. NPH is recognised as an …
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Parents' management of their child's hydrocephalus and shunt
Introduction Shunts are the main treatment for hydrocephalus. When shunts malfunction the consequences are serious and can be life threatening. Identifying shunt malfunction requires effective parent-professional collaboration: parents need to recognise and respond appropriately to the symptoms of …
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The physics and physicopathology of the hydraulic complex of the central nervous system (the mechanics of hydrocephalus and normal pressure hydrocephalus)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985.
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Mechanisms of Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus after Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage
… low birthweight infants, and post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus is major consequence of severe grade hemorrhages. Chronic post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus treatment involves surgical insertion of shunts, which are costly and prone to complications. Thus, a safe non-invasive therapeutic approach …
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Narrative Skills in Children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
… examined how 22 children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus (SBH) and 22 matched control children with the same vocabulary age (VA) performed on story retelling and story generation tasks. The children were asked to retell two stories of different lengths (Stein and Glenn's Melvin, the Skinny …
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Extracellular Fluid Systems in the Brain and the Pathogenesis of Hydrocephalus
… gradients that expand the ventricles with hydrocephalus remain largely unanswered. Work in the Johnston lab over a 15 year period has demonstrated that CSF moves through the cribriform plate foramina in association with the olfactory nerves and is absorbed by a network of lymphatic vessels …
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Long Range Wireless Power Transfer for Application in Chronic Hydrocephalus Monitoring
… the need for patient interaction. Chronic hydrocephalus is a condition where patients suffer a build-up of excessive cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. This is commonly treated with the installation of a drainage shunt to drain this excess fluid. These shunts have high levels of failure with …
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Outcome und Komorbiditäten von Frühgeborenen mit intraventrikulärer Hirnblutung mit/ohne posthämorrhagischem Hydrocephalus
… Hirnblutung und daraus resultierender Hydrocephalus-Entwicklung am Universitätsklinikum Leipzig untersucht. Diese Kinder wurden 2 Gruppen gegenübergestellt - Frühgeborene mit niedriggradiger Hirnblutung (°I-II) ohne Hydrocephalus und cerebral unauffällige Kinder. Die Auswertung …
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Predicting the response to ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
… The diagnosis and management of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) remains controversial. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the usefulness of clinical and radiological criteria together with supplemental neuropsychological and gait tests, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hydrodynamic …
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in the Evaluation and Treatment of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by slowly progressive gait disturbance, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence. It is a well-known potentially reversible cause of dementia by the shunt operation. However, it is not simple to select candidates for the shunt operation due …
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Dynamics of cerebral fluids in patients suffering from hydrocephalus and pseudotumour cerebri
… new opportunities for diagnosis and treatment of hydrocephalus and pseudotumour cerebri. The adaptation of infusion tests in clinical practice over 45 years ago has introduced a practical tool to benefit both patients and research into altered CSF dynamics. Objective testing of intracranial …
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Attention, processing speed and executive functions in children with obstructive and communicating hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus (HC) is a condition involving an increased volume of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricular system, caused by a variety of prenatal and postnatal aetiologies. In obstructive H C there is an obstruction to the flow of CSF and in communicating HC there is an interference with …
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Factors affecting the development of mathematical concepts in children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus
… suggested that children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus had particular difficulties in the development of mathematical concepts. This research considered factors which may affect such development and consisted of two main sections. Firstly research was carried out in a school for physically …
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A Provacative Test to Determine Brain Compliance in the Management of Patients with Hydrocephalus
… targeted towards the treatment and management of hydrocephalus. Two techniques are proposed which derive data from the digital and supraorbital arteries as well as tympanic membrane displacement. This requires the use of two photo-plethysmographic sensors and a TMD sensor. A common tilt table …
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The Clinical Analysis of Factors Predicting the Need for Shunting in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
… had been coined normal pressure(NPH) hydrocephalus which was developed idiopathic or secondary after subarachnoid hemorrhage,trauma, infection or postoperation.But compared with setting of clinical symptoms the pathophysiology and treatment modality of NPH were not cleared or …
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