• A sudden increase in hourly output of CSF may indicate intracranial hypertension, bloody CSF may indicate recurrent aneurysm rupture, and cloudy CSF may indicate brain infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • Intracranial infections such as meningitis and ventriculitis can occur due to non-sterile techniques, multiple insertions, failure to maintain a closed ventricular system, delayed replacement of a compromised EVD, and delayed EVD removal despite clinical indications (Lu et al. (hirenursingwriters.com)
  • Intracranial hemorrhage secondary to vasculitis. (drdeepakaiims.com)
  • 2019). Furthermore, since patients usually regularly return to radiology for follow-up imaging and procedures, they are at high risk for secondary brain injury during transport (Stout et al. (hirenursingwriters.com)
  • Some authors suggest that these findings alone should prompt further evaluation, even in asymptomatic patients, because of the association with cerebral aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage. (symptoma.com)
  • It drains CSF in patients undergoing open Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (TAAA) repair surgery or those who become symptomatic post-surgery. (hirenursingwriters.com)
  • EVDs are a short-term solution to hydrocephalus, and if the underlying hydrocephalus does not eventually resolve, it may be necessary to convert the EVD to a cerebral shunt, which is a fully internalized, long-term treatment for hydrocephalus. (wikipedia.org)
  • The gold-standard management of GBM includes post-operative radiotherapy (RT) with concurrent and secondary temozolomide (TMZ) treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • A sudden increase in hourly output of CSF may indicate intracranial hypertension, bloody CSF may indicate recurrent aneurysm rupture, and cloudy CSF may indicate brain infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • Not shown here - the side of the capsule that is nearest a ventricle is often thinner, making it prone to rupture with intraventricular extension causing life-threatening ventriculitis or development of satellite abscesses. (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • Typical findings of ventriculitis include intraventricular restricted diffusion, intraventricular debris (incomplete suppression of the CSF fluid signal on FLAIR sequence), periventricular edema and enhancement of the ventricular walls (usually mild and thin). (neurosurgicalatlas.com)
  • [ 1 ] During early development, the septum pellucidum is formed by the thinned walls of the 2 cerebral hemispheres and contains a fluid-filled cavity, named the cavum, which may persist. (medscape.com)