Signs a Child’s Hydrocephalus Shunt Has Failed?
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure is one of the most common neurosurgical emergencies in children with hydrocephalus. Approximately 40 percent of shunts fail within the first two years of implantation. Failure causes rising intracranial pressure that progresses...
Hydrocephalus in Children and Surgery?
Hydrocephalus is abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricular system, causing raised intracranial pressure. In children it results from obstruction to CSF flow, impaired absorption, or rarely excess production. Surgical intervention is required...
Spasticity and When It Requires a Baclofen Pump
Spasticity is velocity-dependent increased muscle tone from central nervous system injury to the corticospinal tract. It follows spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy. Severity varies enormously from mild functional...