Object Ventricular infection after ventriculostomy placement carries a high mortality rate.
Responding to ventriculostomy infection rates, a multidisciplinary performance improvement …

Object In July 2010, the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) introduced regional
courses to promote patient safety and teach fundamental skills and knowledge to all …

Central nervous system (CNS) infections—ie, infections involving the brain (cerebrum and
cerebellum), spinal cord, optic nerves, and their covering membranes—are medical …

Acquired hypernatremia in hospitalized patients is often associated with poorer outcomes.
Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between acquired hypernatremia and outcome in …

Objectives: To determine the occurrence rate of central diabetes insipidus in pediatric
patients with severe traumatic brain injury and to describe the clinical, injury, biochemical …

BACKGROUND Opinion is divided on the role of routine repeat head computed tomography
(RHCT) for guiding clinical management in pediatric patients with blunt head trauma. We …

Background We evaluated external ventricular drain placement for factors associated with
placement accuracy. Data were acquired using an electronic health record data requisition …

INTRODUCTION: High intracranial compliance states requiring negative pressure drainage,
otherwise known as low-pressure hydrocephalus syndromes, are rare conditions. The use of …

Background/Aims: The external ventricular drain (EVD) is commonly used for the treatment
of hydrocephalus and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. In this study, we retrospectively …

Object The objective of this investigation was to review the clinical characteristics of
recurrent CSF shunt infections in a large pediatric neurosurgical practice and to assess the …