Risks of using siphon-reducing devices.
Reducing the cerebrospinal flow is the task of siphon-reducing devices (SRD). This paper shows test results with SRD, with special reference to the aspect of dysfunction of shunt valves in combination with anti-siphon. The local influences acting on the anti-siphon at the place of implantation and the dependence of the pressure range were examined as possible causes of dysfunction.
Kremer
P
P
Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Heidelberg, Germany.
Aschoff
A
A
Kunze
S
S
D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology