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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Unexpected Decrease in Shunt Surgeries Performed during the Shelter-in-Place Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 04 15; 20(5):469-476.
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Impact of COVID-19 on a Neurosurgical Service: Lessons from the University of California San Diego. World Neurosurg. 2021 04; 148:e172-e181.
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Neurosurgery in an infant with COVID-19. Lancet. 2020 05 02; 395(10234):e76.
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Predicting Development of Alzheimer's Disease in Patients with Shunted Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. J Alzheimers Dis. 2019; 71(4):1233-1243.
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Computerized gait analysis with inertial sensor in the management of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Oct; 54(5):724-729.
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Ventriculomegaly in the Elderly: Who Needs a Shunt? A MRI Study on 90 Patients. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2018; 126:221-228.
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Management of External Ventricular Drains After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Multi-Institutional Survey. Neurocrit Care. 2017 Jun; 26(3):356-361.
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Clinical management of unruptured intracranial aneurysm in Germany: a nationwide observational study over a 5-year period (2005-2009). BMJ Open. 2017 01 17; 7(1):e012294.
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Protective effect of rifampicin and clindamycin impregnated devices against Staphylococcus spp. infection after cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures. BMC Neurol. 2010 Oct 12; 10:93.
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Characteristics and treatment outcome of cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated infections in adults: a retrospective analysis over an 11-year period. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 01; 47(1):73-82.