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hydrocephalus

Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV)

July 12, 2020 · Alex Alamri · Leave a Comment

ETV is a highly specialised procedure that can help with certain hydrocephalus patients

Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

March 30, 2020 · Alex Alamri · Leave a Comment

A ventriculo-peritoneal shunt is the most common long-term treatment of hydrocephalus. VP shunts have been in use for the past seventy years and are constantly evolving to meet the patient needs better. Nowadays there are different types of shunts that can be inserted, and the decision on which shunt should be used depends on the […]

External Ventricular Drain

March 30, 2020 · Alex Alamri · Leave a Comment

If left untreated, acute hydrocephalus can be fatal, so emergency treatment is critical. If you’re unfamiliar with hydrocephalus and what can cause it, this blog post will tell you everything you need to know. In neurosurgery, we have several ways of diverting this excess fluid with some being temporary and others being more permanent. One […]

Hydrocephalus

March 13, 2020 · · 1 Comment

One of the most common conditions that neurosurgeons treat is something called hydrocephalus. The brain and spinal cord has a plumbing system within it called the ventricular system which contains a fluid called cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF). What is cerebrospinal fluid? Cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) is a fluid needed to provide protection and nourishment to the brain […]

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