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The Jackson-Pratt Drain (informally referred to as the "brain drain") was named after its inventors Drs. Fredrick E. Jackson (Chief, Department of Neurosurgical Surgery, Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA) and Richard A. Pratt (Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA). First publications mentioning this device appeared in 1971–1972. [6] [7]
External drains go from inside the body to outside the body and can be seen, while internal drains are completely inside the body. An example of an internal drain is a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, which is a tube that connects ventricles of the brain to the peritoneal cavity. This helps remove extra cerebrospinal fluid from the brain.
Jackson-Pratt drain: JRA: juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis) JVD: jugular venous distension: JVP: jugular venous pressure
There seems to be constant teeth gnashing over the perception that all of Stark County's brightest and most talented young professionals skip town.
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Writer: To combat brain drain “we must focus on creating vibrant cultural and social spaces that reflect the aspirations of young professionals.”
Different parts of the brain have different functions, from memory to movement to reasoning, so symptoms depend on which part of the brain is damaged. The risk of dementia rises as you age and if ...
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