Oncolytic viral therapy: a review and promising future directions

R Reddy, SC Yan, ZH Segherlou… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
Oncolytic viral therapy is quickly emerging as a promising subset of immunotherapy, which
theoretically can target tumor cells while sparing surrounding healthy cells by harnessing …

Treatment of cerebral ventriculitis with a new self-irrigating catheter system: narrative review and case series

G Stati, E Migliorino, M Moneti, CA Castioni… - Journal of Anesthesia …, 2023 - Springer
Cerebral ventriculitis is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt and effective
pharmacological intervention. The continuous irrigation of the cerebral ventricles with fluid …

HummingFlow: novel single twist-drill access for ventricular drainage, irrigation, monitoring, and automated local drug delivery in subarachnoid hemorrhage

DA Carrera, LM Marsh, JJ Roach, P Sarangarm… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The management of delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal subarachnoid
hemorrhage (aSAH) remains one of the most important targets for neurocritical care …

Thermal and postural effects on fluid mixing and irrigation patterns for intraventricular hemorrhage treatment

C Bilgi, F Amlani, H Wei, N Rizzi… - Annals of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Intraventricular hemorrhage is characterized by blood leaking into the cerebral ventricles
and mixing with cerebrospinal fluid. A standard treatment method involves inserting a …

Drainage, Irrigation, and Fibrinolytic Therapy (DRIFT) for adult intraventricular hemorrhage associated with primary hypertensive hemorrhages using IRRAflow self …

NC Field, AJ Custozzo, TA Harland, JF Sweeney… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Spontaneous primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 10%–15%
of strokes and is accompanied by ventricular involvement in 10%–30% of cases …

Continuous intrathecal medication delivery with the IRRAflow catheter: Pearls and early experience

J Garavaglia, T Hardigan, R Turner… - Operative …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: We used a newly developed active fluid exchange device to treat various severe
conditions involved in the cerebral ventricles. Here, we present our treatment protocols and …

[HTML][HTML] Stereotactic placement of dual lumen catheter system for continuous drainage, irrigation, and intraventricular antibiotic therapy for treatment of brain abscess …

D Policicchio, L Cosco, G Mauro… - Surgical Neurology …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Cerebral abscesses complicated by ventriculitis present significant treatment
challenges, often associated with high morbidity and mortality. Traditional management …