title: Risks of using siphon-reducing devices.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aschoff
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kunze
mesh_terms: 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