Hydrocephalus
Research results from Brigham and Women's Hospital update understanding of hydrocephalus
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 1st, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "To describe our system of external lumbar drainage for normal pressure hydrocephalus, detail its complications, and discuss changes made to that system with time. This is a retrospective analysis of lumbar drainage in 233 consecutive patients with symptoms treated at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, from February 2002 to August 2006."
"The lumbar drain was successfully placed at the bedside in 223 of 233 patients; fluoroscopic guidance was used in 10 cases. There were significant complications in 3.0% of patients, including symptomatic subdural or subarachnoid hemorrhage in 1.7%, meningitis in 0.8%, and...
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