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  2. Lumbar–peritoneal shunt - Wikipedia

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    In some cases the shunt has been removed completely; however, this is very rare as it is difficult to determine when a patient's condition has changed to enable them to be independent of the shunt and relapse of the condition can occur requiring the patient to undergo surgery for the placement of a shunt again. A lumbar subcutaneous shunt (LS ...

  3. CSF tap test - Wikipedia

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    The CSF tap test, sometimes lumbar tap test or Miller Fisher Test, is a medical test that is used to decide whether shunting of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) would be helpful in a patient with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).

  4. Spinal decompression - Wikipedia

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    Spinal decompression is the relief of pressure on the spinal cord or on one or more compressed nerve roots passing through or exiting the spinal column. [1] Decompression of the spinal neural elements is a key component in treating spinal radiculopathy , myelopathy and claudication .

  5. Shunt (medical) - Wikipedia

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    A Peritoneovenous shunt: (also called Denver shunt) [2] is a shunt which drains peritoneal fluid from the peritoneum into veins, usually the internal jugular vein or the superior vena cava. It is sometimes used in patients with refractory ascites. It is a long tube with a non-return valve running subcutaneously from the peritoneum to the ...

  6. Cerebrospinal fluid leak - Wikipedia

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    A spinal CSF leak can be caused by one or more meningeal diverticula or CSF-venous fistulas not associated with an epidural leak. [6] [7] [8] A spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak may occur sometimes in those with predisposing heritable connective tissue disorders including Marfan syndrome and Ehlers–Danlos syndromes.

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    Police believe Herb Baumeister targeted gay men and buried at least 25 victims on $1 million Indiana estate in the 1990s

  8. Groom Saved Up $1,650 to Rent Out Rockefeller Ice Rink ... - AOL

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    The surprise engagement didn't come cheap at $1,650 for a five-minute proposal time slot at The Rink at Rockefeller Center. Cho invited 27 of the couple's friends and family to witness the proposal.

  9. Allison Holker Opens Up About Unimaginable Trauma to ...

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    She's also started to accept she will never have all the answers. "I'm not going to have closure. My kids aren't going to have closure. That's still something I'm still trying to understand myself ...