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Lumbar Drain in Skull Base Surgery Reduces CSF Leak Rate

CHICAGO — The use of lumbar drain placement significantly reduces the risk for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, new ...
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Lumbar drain placement lowers postoperative CSF leak rate for patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal surgery

Winner of the Synthes Skull Base Award, Nathan T. Zwagerman, MD, presented his research, A Prospective, Randomized Control Trial for Lumbar Drain Placement after Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base ...
Healio

Lumbar drainage linked to improved outcomes at 6 months after subarachnoid hemorrhage

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . EARLYDRAIN trial included 287 adults randomly assigned to receive lumbar drainage with standard care or standard ...

Cerebrospinal fluid motion in the brain captured in remarkable detail

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear and watery liquid that flows in and around the brain and spinal cord. Its functions ...
ALZFORUM

Spinal Fluid Flush: Visualizing the Brain Drain With MRI

In August 2012, researchers uncovered a lymph-like drainage system in the brain that relies on glial cells. Now, some of the same authors report in the February 22 Journal of Clinical Investigation ...
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Brain drain: How nasal and lymphatic drainage discovery could help end Alzheimer's

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