Trying to get rid of protozoan parasites
โ Scribed by Hugo D Lujan
- Book ID
- 119326313
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 151 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1369-5274
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The aspects to be considered before removal of a shunt placed earlier for treatment of hydrocephalus are reviewed. The methods proposed so far for determination of whether a shunt is still needed are described. Their low reliability is stressed, as are the risk inherent in shunt removal.
The consensus of the speakers was that there is no single test that reliably confirms that a shunt is not functioning. They all agreed that shunt removal was always associated with an element of hazard and that it should not be carried out except in the most exceptional circumstances.