How Common Are Brain Tumors Seen in Spasmus Nutans?
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Nystagmus is periodic eye movement that is involuntary where there is a slow drift of fixation. The slow drift can be followed by a fast saccade back to fixation. The pathological movement is the slow phase, but nystagmus is described by the fast phase (i.e. horizontal nystagmus, vertical nystagmus).
Spasmus nutans (SN) is a movement disorder that is rare. The classic triad includes nystagmus, head bobbing or titubation, and torticollis, with these problems being in the absence of any ophthalmological or neurological condition. Onset is in the first year of life but ranges from 6-36 months. Time to resolution ...
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Doctors pray for sick as blackout batters Venezuelan hospitals
Maria Rodriguez's daughter has spent a month in Caracas's J.M. de los Rios children's hospital with hydrocephalus, a buildup of spinal fluid in the brain, but staff there have faced an uphill battle treating the girl because of a nationwide power outage. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
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Brain condition related to long-term spaceflights needs more attention, data
(Medical University of South Carolina) Recognizing the need for more data related to the effects of microgravity on the human body, Medical University of South Carolina neuroradiologist Donna Roberts, M.D., and co-author Lonnie G. Petersen, M.D.,Ph.D., University of California San Diego, have published " The Study of Hydrocephalus Associated With Long-term Spaceflight (HALS) Provides New Insights into Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow, " in JAMA Neurology's Jan. 23 online publication. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
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Lisa Genova, Ph.D joins CereVasc Board of Directors
BOSTON, Jan. 16, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- CereVasc, LLC, a company focused on improving the care of patients with communicating hydrocephalus announced today the addition of acclaimed neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova, Ph.D., ... Devices, Interventional, Neurology, Personnel CereVasc, eShunt, endovascular, hydrocephalus (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
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Researchers question use of antibiotic shunts in hydrocephalus patients
Led by neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Warf, a team of researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital published a study this month questioning the benefits of using shunts impregnated with antibiotics to treat hydrocephalus.
Hydrocephalus, which affects roughly 400,000 children each year, is characterized by fluid accumulation in the brain. Surgeons use shunts to drain the patient’s excess fluid and antibiotic shunts have become the standard of care in the U.S.
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Hydrocephalus: New Complication of Congenital Zika Syndrome Hydrocephalus: New Complication of Congenital Zika Syndrome
First reports of hydrocephalus as a complication of congenital Zika syndrome have led to recommendations that monitoring for this condition be part of the standard care of infants exposed to ZIka.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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Toddler has a head larger than most adults' after undergoing life-saving surgery
Davey Reid, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was diagnosed with hydrocephalus at just 14 months old, which caused fluid to accumulate in his brain. It can be fatal, if left untreated. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Experimental Skin Sensor May Warn of Hydrocephalus Shunt Failure Experimental Skin Sensor May Warn of Hydrocephalus Shunt Failure
A preliminary study suggests that a new skin sensor could help avoid life-threatening crises for the millions of people living with hydrocephalus, a condition that causes fluid to accumulate in the brain.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
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Experimental skin sensor may warn of brain fluid problems
(Reuters Health) - A preliminary study suggests that a new skin sensor could help avoid life-threatening crises for the millions of people living with hydrocephalus, a condition that causes fluid to accumulate in the brain. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Silicone Materials for Long-term Medical Implants: Innovate for the Future
By Feifei Lin, Ph.D., Business Development Manager, Healthcare, Elkem Silicones USA Corp.
With the growth of the aging population, the number of age-related diseases has increased. Every year millions of patients sustained or improved their lives through surgical procedures involving implanted medical devices. Implants such as orthopedics, pacemakers, cardiovascular stents, defibrillators, neural prosthetics or combinational devices like drug-eluting stents have become an indispensable part of modern medicine.
Long-term implantable devices used to improve and sustain life are highly regulated by regulatory bodies around th...
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Fetal gunshot brain injury leading to late postnatal hydrocephalus - Pham T, VanWoudenberg C, Chandrasekar I.
A male fetus was delivered by emergent caesarean section after a term pregnant mother was caught in crossfire and sustained gunshot injury to her abdomen. Examination of the infant was unremarkable except for a small laceration of the scalp at the anterior... (Source: SafetyLit)
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Tajikistan girl with 28-inch head caused by deadly build-up of fluid
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Maryam, whose family name is unknown, was born with hydrocephalus. Her parents from Tajikistan travelled to India for treatment. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Girl, 2, with a 28-inch head caused by a deadly build-up of fluid
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Maryam, whose family name is unknown, was born with hydrocephalus. Her parents from Tajikistan travelled to India for treatment. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Artificial intelligence platform screens for acute neurological illnesses at Mount Sinai
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) An artificial intelligence platform designed to identify a broad range of acute neurological illnesses, such as stroke, hemorrhage, and hydrocephalus, was shown to identify disease in CT scans in 1.2 seconds, faster than human diagnosis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
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