Normal pressure hydrocephalus - UpToDate NPH is associated with a classic triad of dementia, gait disturbance, and urinary incontinence Because this clinical syndrome is potentially reversible by the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, it is important to recognize and diagnose accurately
Infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts - UpToDate INTRODUCTION Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts are used in the setting of hydrocephalus to divert CSF to another part of the body for absorption The approach to management of shunt infections is discussed here Indications for shunt placement and other issues related to hydrocephalus are discussed separately (See "Hydrocephalus in children: Management and prognosis" and "Normal pressure
Normal pressure hydrocephalus - UpToDate NPH is associated with a classic triad of dementia, gait disturbance, and urinary incontinence Because this clinical syndrome is potentially reversible by the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, it is important to recognize and diagnose accurately
Infections of cerebrospinal fluid shunts - UpToDate The distal portion of the shunt can be internalized or externalized Internalized shunts most commonly drain into the peritoneum (ventriculoperitoneal [VP] shunt), although, less commonly, they drain into the vascular space (ventriculoatrial [VA] shunt) or the pleural space (ventriculopleural shunt) To continue reading this article, you must
Medline ® Abstracts for References 3-6 of Normal pressure . . . 3 PubMed | TI Normal pressure hydrocephalus: survey on contemporary diagnostic algorithms and therapeutic decision-making in clinical practice AU Krauss JK, Halve B SO Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2004;146 (4):379 BACKGROUND There is no agreement on the best diagnostic criteria for selecting patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) for CSF shunting The primary objective of the present
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri . . . - UpToDate Shunt failure in VPS appears less common, occurring in 6 of 32 (19 percent) in one series; however, reported rates vary considerably, in part depending on the duration of follow-up [90] Other complications of shunting include shunt infection, abdominal pain, and overdrainage causing low pressure [82-86,91,92]