National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Age
0–18
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Information for all neurosurgical hydrocephalus patient events will be obtained from each HCRN Clinical Center and will be placed continuously into the Core Data Project. The first calendar year will be 2008, and data collection will continue for the duration of the existence of the HCRN. Neurosurgical hydrocephalus patient events include any operation for the treatment of documented hydrocephalus including the following:
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Ventriculoatrial shunt
Ventriculopleural shunt
Arachnoid cyst shunts
Subdural shunts
Lumboperitoneal shunts
Shunts replaced after treatment of infection
Shunts exposed during an operations but not revised
Endoscopic third ventriculostomies
Ommaya reservoir(s)
Ventricular access devices/reservoirs
Subgaleal shunts.
You may not be if
The following temporary cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion procedures will not be included in the Core Date Project:
