External ventricular drains (EVDs) are commonly placed to monitor intracranial pressure and
manage acute hydrocephalus in patients with a variety of intracranial pathologies. The …

The role of Propionibacterium acnes in acne and in a wide range of inflammatory diseases
is well established. However, P. acnes is also responsible for infections involving implants …

Ventriculitis or post-neurosurgical meningitis or healthcare-associated ventriculitis and
meningitis (VM) is a severe infection that complicates central nervous system operations or …

Background. External ventricular drainage (EVD) is frequently used in neurosurgery for
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage in patients with raised intracranial pressure. The major …

Background External ventricular drainage (EVD) is frequently necessary in neurological and
neurosurgical intensive care patients. A major complication of this procedure is an EVD …

Recent studies have shown that mental script-based rehearsal and simulation-based
training improve the transfer of surgical skills in various medical disciplines. Despite …

Background Ventriculostomy insertion is a common neurosurgical intervention and can be
complicated by ventriculostomy-associated cerebrospinal fluid infection (VAI) which is …

OBJECTIVE: The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine the incidence,
bacteriological features, and risk factors for postcraniotomy meningitis. METHODS: Patients …

Objective To describe incidence rates and risk factors associated with external ventricular
drain (EVD)-related infections at a tertiary Brazilian teaching hospital. Methods The patient …

Methods Using computed tomographic scans of actual patients, we developed a library of 15
virtual brains for the ImmersiveTouch system, a head-and hand-tracked augmented reality …