Veterinary surgeons perform first-known brain surgery to treat hydrocephalus in fur seal
(Tufts University) A neurosurgical team at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University has successfully performed what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind brain surgery on a Northern fur seal named Ziggy Star in an attempt to address her worsening neurologic condition. Ziggy, an adult female, is recovering well at her permanent home at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - December 27, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Two surgical approaches equal in treating infection-caused hydrocephalus
(Penn State) Implanting a shunt or endoscopically reducing intracranial pressure and reducing fluid production are equally effective in treating infants with hydrocephalus caused by brain infections, according to an international team of researchers, but endoscopy may have fewer down-the-line complications. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Daughter ’s neurosurgery inspires mom to give back
Danielle Parkman isn’t a doctor or nurse. In fact, she’s not a clinician of any kind. And yet every day she makes the lives of patients in the Boston Children’s Hospital Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases a little bit easier.
As the Senior Administrative Associate for Pharmaceutical Benefits and Prior Authorization Specialist, Danielle is responsible for getting approvals for pharmacy benefits and prior authorizations for all pulmonology patients. It’s a daunting task, but she doesn’t take no for an answer.
“I love my job, and I love fighting for my patients,” says Danielle. “I know I’m making...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 5, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Ellen Greenlaw Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Department of Neurology Division of Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus Program Source Type: news
Uganda:Parents of Hydrocephalus Children Appeal for Support
[Monitor] Nakaseke/Luweero -Parents in Luweero and Nakaseke districts with children suffering from hydrocephalus are seeking financial help after failing to raise money for treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Alcyone Lifesciences wins FDA nod for Alivio hydrocephalus shunt flusher
Alcyone Lifesciences said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Alivio ventricular catheter and flusher system designed for treating hydrocephalus.
The newly cleared Alivio device is designed for the non-invasive retrograde flushing of the ventricular catheter to unblock occluded inlet holes or open a relief membrane to restore or increase cerebrospinal fluid flow in non-flowing shunts, the Lowell, Mass.-based company said.
“For the first time in over half a century there has been a game changing improvement in the field of hydrocephalus treatment. Ventricular shunting can help save lives and improve the qu...
Source: Mass Device - November 16, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: 510(k) Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Neurological Regulatory/Compliance Alcyone Lifesciences Source Type: news
Good Samaritan raises funds for boy to have brain surgery
Khyng Maza, from the Philippines, was shunned by medics as his family can't afford help. He has hydrocephalus, which can cause permanent brain damage and death if left untreated. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 medtech stories we missed this week: Oct. 27, 2017
[Image from unsplash.com]From RadiaDyne’s FDA expansion to NuVasive launching its new implants, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning.
1. FDA expands indications for RadiaDyne’s OARtrac dose monitor
RadiaDyne announced in an Oct. 24 press release that it has received additional FDA clearance for its upcoming OARtrac. The OARtrac allows physicians to routinely monitor brachytherapy radiation dose as well as being able to reuse the OARtrac Plastic Scintillating Detector sensor cable no more than five times on one patient.
2. FDA clears Ortek’s electroni...
Source: Mass Device - October 27, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Catheters Dental Diagnostics Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Imaging Implants Neurological Research & Development Alcyone Lifesciences Implanet MedTech Nuvasive Ortek Therapeutics radiadyne Tau Consortium Varian Medical Syst Source Type: news
Alcyone Lifesciences Receives EU CE Mark Approval for Alivio Ventricular Catheter and Flusher System for Treatment of Hydrocephalus
LOWELL, Mass., Oct. 24, 2017 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Alcyone Lifesciences, Inc., a leader in advanced precision delivery for neurological conditions, and innovator in the treatment of hydrocephalus, announced receipt of CE (Conformit&... Devices, Neurosurgery, Regulatory Alcyone Lifesciences, Alivio Ventricular Catheter, Hydrocephalus (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - October 24, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Namibia: Governor Appeals for Help for Hydrocephalus Sufferer
[Namibian] ZAMBEZI governor Lawrence Sampofu has appealed to the nation for financial assistance for 13-year-old hydrocephalus sufferer Lunza Muchindu to get medical attention. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 3, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
What Clinical Signs Can Be Associated With Benign External Hydrocephalus?
Discussion
Hydrocephalus is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles and/or subarachnoid spaces. External hydrocephalus is a communicating hydrocephalus often defined as the patient having a rapidly enlarging head circumference (HC) and enlargement of the subarachnoid spaces especially over the frontal lobes with normal or moderately enlarged ventricles. Benign external hydrocephalus (BEH) is a self-limited external hydrocephalus that occurs during infancy and resolves spontaneously in childhood, usually by age 2 years, that is felt to not cause significant problems. It was first described by...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 2, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Communicating hydrocephalus onset following a traumatic tension pneumocephalus - Lee JS, Ahn S, Eom KS.
The entrapment of intracranial air from the check valve system results in a tension pneumocephalus. It should be distinguished from simple pneumocephalus because they are intracranial space-occupying masses that can threaten life. Communicating hydrocephal... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
New eShunt System Presented at the American Academy of Neurological Surgery Annual meeting in Santa Barbara, CA
Early in vivo testing results show promise in treating communicating hydrocephalus
BOSTON, Sept. 15, 2017 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- CereVasc, LLC, a company focused on improving the care of patients with communicating hydrocephalus a... Devices, Neurosurgery CereVasc , eShunt System, hydrocephalus (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - September 15, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How whip-like cell appendages promote bodily fluid flow
(Nagoya University) Researchers at Nagoya University revealed that a molecule called Daple is essential for the correct orientation and coordinated beating of cilia on the surface of cells lining ventricles in the brain. Without Daple, the cilia develop a random arrangement and cannot produce a uniform flow of CSF. This in turn leads to a build-up of fluid, which is associated with swelling of the head, known as hydrocephalus. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 18, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Spare the surgery: Drugs may combat hydrocephalus, Yale study finds
Clinically available drugs may help combat a potentially lethal form of hydrocephalus now treated mainly by brain surgery, a new Yale-led study has found. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - July 18, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Yale News Source Type: news
