Continuous, noninvasive wireless monitoring of flow of cerebrospinal fluid through shunts in patients with hydrocephalus

Continuous, noninvasive wireless monitoring of flow of cerebrospinal fluid through shunts in patients with hydrocephalus

Abstract Hydrocephalus is a common disorder caused by the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. Treatment typically involves the surgical implantation of a pressure-regulated silicone tube assembly, known as a shunt. Unfortunately, shunts have extremely high failure rates and diagnosing...

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Main Authors: Siddharth R. Krishnan, Hany M. Arafa, Kyeongha Kwon, Yujun Deng, Chun-Ju Su, Jonathan T. Reeder, Juliet Freudman, Izabela Stankiewicz, Hsuan-Ming Chen, Robert Loza, Marcus Mims, Mitchell Mims, KunHyuck Lee, Zachary Abecassis, Aaron Banks, Diana Ostojich, Manish Patel, Heling Wang, Kaan Börekçi, Joshua Rosenow, Matthew Tate, Yonggang Huang, Tord Alden, Matthew B. Potts, Amit B. Ayer, John A. Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-03-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-0239-1

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