The FDA is warning healthcare providers about potential hazards associated with CSF shunts when in close proximity to implantable hearing devices that contain magnets.

To determine whether examination of CSF obtained from ventricular shunt taps is a more sensitive method of detecting LMD in these patients, we designed a prospective study to compare the findings of ...

Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) investigators analyzed updated data on the effects of prenatal myelomeningocele closure on the need for placement of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt ...

Find out what you need to know about VP shunts and discover their risks and benefits, how they work, and what the surgery is like.

After implantation, cerebrospinal fluid drains into the venous system to be reabsorbed by the body, closely mirroring the way CSF drains in a healthy individual. In a recent study of patients with NPH ...

CereVasc's eShunt System consists of an endovascularly implantable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt and delivery components designed to bypass invasive surgery and general anaesthesia.

Researchers at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, investigated theimplementation of a standardized shunt infection prevention bundle, a set of evidence-based practices termed the Calgary ...