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2. Wade-Dahl-Till valve - Wikipedia

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   The Wade-Dahl-Till (WDT) valve is a cerebral shunt developed in 1962 by hydraulic engineer Stanley Wade, author Roald Dahl, and neurosurgeon Kenneth Till. [1] [2] In 1960, Dahl's son Theo developed hydrocephalus after being struck by a taxicab. A standard Holter shunt was installed to drain excess fluid from his brain.

3. Salomón Hakim - Wikipedia

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   Carlos, with the collaboration of his father, has recently developed a programmable and adjustable (through the skin) valve which may prevent ventricular collapse when the pressure of the CSF is too low. [citation needed] Today, the valve is marketed under the name Codman Hakim valve, acquired by Integra LifeSciences in 2017. [5] [6] [7]

4. John Holter - Wikipedia

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   His parents were told that he had developed "water on the brain" or hydrocephalus. [1] As luck would have it Holter's son was being looked after in Philadelphia, where the surgeons Nulsen and Spitz had already demonstrated that a ventricle-to-atrium diversion system could work. What they needed was an inexpensive and practical valve that could ...

5. Cerebral shunt - Wikipedia

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   Shunts come in a variety of forms, but most of them consist of a valve housing connected to a catheter, the lower end of which is usually placed in the peritoneal cavity. The main differences between shunts are usually in the materials used to construct them, the types of valve (if any) used, and whether the valve is programmable or not. [2]

6. Trump says he'll seek the death penalty for 'rapists ... - AOL

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   U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters ...

7. Beer and alcohol stocks face bigger challenges as US surgeon ...

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   Booze makers are getting an early hangover after the US surgeon general called for the addition of a warning label to alcoholic drinks. On Friday, shares of beer and alcohol giants sank across the ...