Hope for Leonce: Kenyan boy ’s incredible journey with vein of Galen malformation
Boston is a long flight from Kenya — 22 hours long, in fact. That’s enough time to sleep, eat, read, watch countless YouTube videos and do it all over again, an experience that could make adults antsy, let alone two little boys. Yet it was a journey that Jane Nduta and Humphrey Njogu were eager to make.
Just a few months earlier, their younger son, Leonce, had been diagnosed with a rare but life-threatening condition called vein of Galen malformation, or VOGM. In this blood vessel abnormality, misshapen arteries in the brain connect directly with veins instead of with capillaries. This causes a rush of high-pressure bl...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 23, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jessica Cerretani Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center Dr. Darren Orbach International Health Services vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) Source Type: news
Indian girl Roona Begum with hydrocephalus dies
Roona Begum, a five-year-old girl was caught international headlines because of her severe condition, died in a remote Indian village on Sunday night after suffering breathing difficulties. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Issue With Wishing Someone A 'Happy And Healthy' Baby
A thought-provoking Instagram post is highlighting a side effect of wishing expectant parents a “happy and healthy” baby.
Michelle Elman is a UK-based blogger, body confidence coach and activist. On June 14, she posted two photos of herself on Instagram ― one from her childhood and one from the present. Over each photo, she added the words “happy not healthy.”
A post shared by Michelle Elman (@scarrednotscared) on Jun 14, 2017 at 11:29am PDT
“’Wishing you a happy and healthy baby!’ ‘We don’t mind if we have a boy or girl, as long as my baby’s health...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chinese boy given 'death sentence' after head ballooned
Known only as Xin Xin, the Chinese toddler was born with hydrocephalus - a build-up of fluid inside his skull which can be deadly. Doctors in the city of Changsha say he will die without treatment. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pakistani baby with a lump the size of a BASEBALL
Muhammad Hussain Baksh, from Karachi, was born with hydrocephalus - a build-up of fluid inside his skull which can be deadly. It caused the back of his head to grow at an abnormal rate. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Keeping up with Amanda: Life after brain surgery
In most ways, Amanda LePage is just like any other rambunctious fourth grader. She loves school, dance class, playing basketball and keeping up with her twin sister Macy and older brother Nathan. Sometimes it just takes her a little longer to do these everyday things. That’s because Amanda has been through a lot in her short nine years.
Amanda was just 5 months old when she was brought by helicopter to Boston Children’s Hospital for a hemorrhage in her brain from an intracranial aneurysm, a type of vascular malformation. Despite long odds, Amanda survived two life-saving brain surgeries and a massive stroke that left ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - May 22, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Ellen Greenlaw Tags: Our Patients’ Stories brain aneurysm Dr. Caroline Robson Dr. Craig McClain Dr. Edward Smith Dr. Peter Manley Hydrocephalus low-grade glioma pediatric stroke Source Type: news
Defective intercellular connections cause hydrocephalus
A defective gene leads to changes in the cellular layer between cerebrospinal fluid and brain nervous tissue, thus causing a buildup of fluid in the brain. This link is the first known mechanism underlying genetic hydrocephalus. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 16, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Defective intercellular connections cause hydrocephalus
(German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)) A defective gene leads to changes in the cellular layer between cerebrospinal fluid and brain nervous tissue, thus causing a buildup of fluid in the brain. This link, which scientists from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have now discovered, is the first known mechanism underlying genetic hydrocephalus. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 16, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Are You Secretly Afraid You're Getting Alzheimer's?
This article was originally published on the Alzheimer’s Reading Room. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 20, 2017
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5. NuVasive launches Reline Trauma posterior fixation portfolio
NuVasive Inc. said yesterday it launched its Reline Trauma spinal posterior fixation portfolio designed to aid in the preservation and restoration of patient alignmen...
Source: Mass Device - April 20, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news
Arkis BioSciences Expands Clinical Use Of Its New Minimally Invasive Tunneling Guidewire(TM) Technology
Single Pass Shunt Workflow enables up to one-third less invasive Shunt Procedures in Hydrocephalus Patients
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 20, 2017 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Arkis BioSciences, a leading innovator in minimally invasive surg... Devices, Neurosurgery, Product Launch Arkis BioSciences, Single Pass, Tunneling Guidewire, intracranial pressure (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - April 20, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA labels Medtronic StrataMR recall as Class I
The FDA today released updated information on Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) recall of StrataMR adjustable valves and shunts over issues with fluid buildup, labeling it as Class I.
The StrataMR adjustable valves and shunts are intended for the management of hydrocephalus by providing cerebrospinal fluid flow from the ventricles of the brain into the right atrium of the heart or peritoneal cavity.
The recall relates to issues with flow resistance that could lead to under-drainage of cerebrospinal fluid, arising when the valve mechanism is adjusted to a position which causes higher-than-intended flow resistance, according...
Source: Mass Device - April 20, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Neurological Recalls Medtronic Source Type: news
Build-up of fluid inside Thai boy's skull could kill him
Nong Chogun, who lives with his grandparents in Vichienburi, a part of the Petchburi province of Thailand, was born with hydrocephalus - a build-up of fluid inside his skull which could be deadly. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Management of medical complications during the rehabilitation of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury - Schultz BA, Bellamkonda E.
Brain injury specialists are experienced providers able to identify and treat the unique medical complications after moderate-severe traumatic brain injury, including posttraumatic seizures, paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity, spasticity, hydrocephalus, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Medtronic Recalls All StrataMR Valves, Shunts for Hydrocephalus Medtronic Recalls All StrataMR Valves, Shunts for Hydrocephalus
The recall is based on the potential for under-drainage of cerebrospinal fluid after the StrataMR valves and shunts are implanted, the company said.News Alerts (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 10, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Alert Source Type: news
