Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt placement is the most common procedure
performed by pediatric neurosurgeons, shunts remain among the most failure-prone life …

Bacterial meningitis is a devastating infection, with a case fatality rate of up to 30% and 50%
of survivors developing neurological complications. These include short-term complications …

Abstract The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Standards and Practice
Guidelines Committee collaborated with partner organizations to convene a panel of 10 …

Background No widely accepted gold standard for diagnosis of shunt infection exists, with
definitions variable among clinicians and publications. This article summarizes the utility of …

BACKGROUND The Congress of Neurological Surgeons reviews its guidelines according to
the Institute of Medicine's recommended best practice of reviewing guidelines every 5 yrs …

Purpose Very long-term follow-up and outcome are rare for pediatric patients with
hydrocephalus and shunt operations. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term …

OBJECTIVE The introduction of ventriculoperitoneal shunts changed the way hydrocephalus
was treated. Whereas much is known about the causes of shunt failure in the first few years …

CSF shunt placement has been the mainstay of treatment for hydrocephalus for more than
60 years. 1 CSF shunts allow children with congenital hydrocephalus to survive infancy and …

Objective The treatment of infectious CSF condition with ventriculitis and hydrocephalus in
children is an interdisciplinary challenge. Conventional surgical treatment includes external …

Purpose Shunt infection is a major problem in paediatric neurosurgery. Our institution
introduced a mandatory shunt protocol with the aim of reducing infection rate. Methods A …