PPT-Hydrocephalus and Shunts:

Is it just plumbing or is it more complicated Mark S Dias MD FAANS FAAP Penn State Childrens Hospital Production of Cerebrospinal Fluid Produced at constant rate 03 cc per minute about 20 cc per hour 500 cc 12 quart per day. Shunt Patients. The Society of Neurological Surgeons. Bootcamp. Communicating . vs. . Obstructive. Hydrocephalus. Communicating Hydrocephalus. All 4 ventricles are enlarged. Causes: IVH of prematurity (grade III/IV), adult IVH, aneurysmal SAH, meningitis. M. . Yashar. S. Kalani. Harold L. . Rekate. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute . St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Negative pressure hydrocephalus.. by :. Faisal . Hussain. .. Majid. Ahmed .. Lecture Objective :. Definition . Epidemiology.. Anatomy and Physiology. Classification .. Pathogenesis .. Etiology .. Clinical feature .. Diagnosis . Management .. Senior Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician. European Board Certified in Nuclear Medicine. Abuja, NIGERIA. Radionuclide Shuntography for . Evaluation . of V-P shunt in . Hydrocephalus. Introduction to shuntography. .. . Cerebrospinal fluid is constantly produced to protect the brain and spinal cord. . . If there is a blockage, the fluid accumulates and causes swelling and pressure against the brain tissue hydrocephalus will be the consequence of this. . RM Clemmons, DVM, PhD, CVA, CVFT. Gainesville, FL. Hydrocephalus. Disorders Affecting Brain. Anomalous. Hydrocephalus. COMS. Intracranial arachnoid cyst. Dandy-Walker Syndrome. Copyright 1999. University of Florida. Case 1. CXR – Cyanosis, Hypotension. List two findings on this CXR. Low ETT. Widened Mediastinum. Differentials. • . Retrosternal . goitre. • . Thymoma. • . Lymphadenopathy (e.g. lymphoma). • . Content. : Sayona John, MD; William J. Meurer, MD, MS; . Stephanie R. Qualls, RN, BSN, CNRN; and Brian L. . Edlow. , MD. Slides. : George A. Lopez, MD, PhD. Presenter:. Your name. Your institution.  . Case Report of Fourth Ventricle's Foramina Idiopathic Stenosis Ibrahima Tine 1 * , Abdou A. Diop 1 , Ababacar Mbengue 2 , Abdou K. Wimenga 3 , Paterne S. Mudekereza 3 , Seydou B. Badiane 3 Holoprosencephalyandpolydactyly:apossibleexpressionofthehydrolethalussyndromeFigure2Postmortemviewofcase2showingmicrophthalmiaandpremaxillaryagenesiscausingthemidlinefacialdefect.Itwasdiscoveredthatap Information for patients, parents and guardians You have been given this factsheet because your child has hydrocephalus (excess �uid in the brain). We hope it will answer some of the quest Welcome to Neuroscience Pearls: A publication from the UW Medicine Neurosciences Institute. In this issue we bring you key points on recognition, diagnosis, work-up and treatment of normal pressure hy The term Hydrocephalus comes from the two Greek words: 'hydro' which means water, and 'cephalus' which means head. In years past, it was commonly called 'water on the brain'. Put simply it is a condit The causes of hydrocephalus are not all well understood. Hydrocephalus may result from genetic inheritance (aqueductal stenosis) or developmental disorders such as those associated with neural tube de