Identification of abnormally elevated CSF outflow resistance also increases the likelihood of a favorable response to shunt placement compared with the clinical and radiographic evaluations ...

and clinical insights to enhance the effectiveness of shunt systems in treating hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus: A medical condition characterized by an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ...

The treatment for INPH is surgical diversion of CSF. This is accomplished by implanting a shunt to drain CSF from ... is an unpaid volunteer member of the Medical Advisory Board of the ...

Antisiphon devices use gravity to assist in regulating shunt pressure which controls the programmable valve and amount of CSF drainage (Verrees & Selman, 2004). Failure to divert CSF from the ...