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2. Cerebral shunt - Wikipedia

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   The drainage provided by a shunt can alleviate or prevent these problems in patients with hydrocephalus or related diseases. Shunts come in a variety of forms, but most of them consist of a valve housing connected to a catheter, the lower end of which is usually placed in the peritoneal cavity. The main differences between shunts are usually in ...

3. Lumbar–peritoneal shunt - Wikipedia

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   There are various categories of medical shunts and there are two main categories of shunt used in the treatment of chronic increased intracranial pressure due to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), they are cerebral shunts and lumbar shunts (extracranial shunts). Below is a list of the various types of the above two categories of shunts:

4. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension - Wikipedia

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   Shunt surgery was introduced in 1949; initially, ventriculoperitoneal shunts were used. In 1971, good results were reported with lumboperitoneal shunting. Negative reports on shunting in the 1980s led to a brief period (1988–1993) during which optic nerve fenestration (which had initially been described in an unrelated condition in 1871) was ...

5. New study to investigate non-invasive treatment for dementia ...

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   Researchers will look at whether treatment can be delivered to the brain via specialised microbubbles. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

6. Cerebrospinal fluid diversion - Wikipedia

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   Cerebrospinal fluid diversion is a procedure that is used to drain fluid from the brain and spinal cord.A shunt is placed in a ventricle of the brain and threaded under the skin to another part of the body, usually the abdomen.

7. Ventriculostomy - Wikipedia

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   When catheter drainage is permanent, it is usually referred to as a shunt. There are many catheter-based ventricular shunts that are named for where they terminate, for example, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt terminates in the peritoneal cavity, a ventriculoatrial shunt terminates within the atrium of the heart, etc.