Hydrocephalus
Studies from J. Lemcke and co-researchers update current data on hydrocephalus
Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, March 22nd, 2010
A report, 'Is it possible to minimize overdrainage complications with gravitational units in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus' Protocol of the randomized controlled SVASONA Trial (ISRCTN51046698),' is newly published data in Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement. "Overdrainage is a common complication observed after shunting patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), with an estimated incidence up to 25%. Gravitational units that counterbalance intracranial pressure changes were developed to overcome this problem," investigators in Berlin, Germany report.
"We will set out to investigate whether the combination of a programmable...
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