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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts" by people in Profiles.
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Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 12 01; 3(12):e2029669.
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Interactions between programmable shunt valves and magnetically controlled growing rods for scoliosis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Oct 02; 26(6):667-670.
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Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Current State of Diagnosis and Treatment. Pediatr Rev. 2016 Nov; 37(11):478-490.
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Ventriculitis following a neurosurgic procedure. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2002 Jul-Aug; 41(6):439-41.
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The value of clinical findings in the detection of normal pressure hydrocephalus. J Gerontol. 1987 May; 42(3):277-9.
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Reappraisal of the adult occult hydrocephalus syndrome. Neurology. 1974 Mar; 24(3):224-31.