Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
"Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.
| Descriptor ID |
D002557
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.188 E04.525.170
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
- Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
- Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts" by people in Profiles.
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Evidence-Based Management of External Ventricular Drains. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2019 11 26; 19(12):94.
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Improvement in clinical outcomes following optimal targeting of brain ventricular catheters with intraoperative imaging. J Neurosurg. 2014 Mar; 120(3):684-96.
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The green cerebrospinal fluid. Am J Med. 2011 May; 124(5):411-3.
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Onset of symptomatic hydrocephalus requiring emergency cerebrospinal fluid diversion following high-voltage electrical burn injury. J Neurosurg. 2010 Feb; 112(2):394-8.
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Minimally invasive insertion of syringosubarachnoid shunt for posttraumatic syringomyelia: technical case report. Neurosurgery. 2007 Nov; 61(5 Suppl 2):E331-2; discussion E332.
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Thermography - a valuable tool to test hydrocephalus shunt patency. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2005 Nov; 147(11):1167-72; discussion 1172-3.
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunting for Alzheimer's disease? Neurology. 2002 Oct 22; 59(8):1126-7.
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Renal complications of infected ventriculoatrial shunts. Artif Organs. 1993 Aug; 17(8):695-701.
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Millipore analysis of valvular fluid in sterile valve malfunctions. Neurosurgery. 1991 Jun; 28(6):848-52.