What does VP stand for?

France, 1988 Thiabendazole, (1) steroids, ventriculoperitoneal catheter Switzerland, Supportive (2) 1995 France, 1996 Supportive (3) France, 2002 Ivermectin (4) Supportive (5) Albendazole, (6) steroids Italy, 2007 Mebendazole, ([dagger]) (7) steroids UK, 2007 Supportive (8) Belgium, Albendazole, (9) 2008 steroids France, 2008 Ivermectin (1 (10) ([section]) patient) or albendazole; steroids (1 patient) Croatia Supportive This (repeated lumbar study puncture) * Ref.

Does age or other factors influence the incidence of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections.

We describe a case of VRE ventriculitis in a hospitalized 17-month-old male with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) successfully treated with intravenous (IV) linezolid.

In the article entitled, "Long-term air-exposed functioning hydrocephalus valve with no infection," the authors describe an interesting case of an elderly patient whose ventriculoperitoneal shunt valve has eroded through the skin without a resulting shunt infection or malfunction.

In a chatty, no-nonsense style she goes on to tell us about drilling holes through skulls, draining cerebrospinal fluids, inserting ventriculoperitoneal shunts, alleviating the damage of stroke victims and detailing the exquisitely complicated and precise skills involved in brain cancer surgery.

Cryptococcal peritonitis complicating a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in unsuspected cryptococcal meningitis.

Synopsis: Early experience with fetal MMC repair suggests a decreased need for ventriculoperitoneal shunting, arrest, or slowing of progressive ventriculomegaly, and consistent resolution of hindbrain herniation.

His subsequent medical history included placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) after the initial hemorrhage, repeated intracranial hemorrhage with 2 episodes of generalized seizures 1 month after the initial hemorrhage, embolization of the AVM 2 months after the initial hemorrhage, hydrocephalus causing midline shift and mass effect 4 months after the original hemorrhage with replacement of the original VPS, and gall bladder surgery 8 months after the initial hemorrhage.