MONT TREMBLANT, Quebec — An externally adjustable valve can deliver programmable shunting for pseudotumor cerebri patients, said Valerie A. Purvin, MD. “One of the limiting factors with the idea of ...

Codman Neuro has developed a new MRI-resistant programmable valve with eight different pressure settings, including a ‘virtual off’ setting, for the treatment of hydrocephalus, a neurological ...

In about 80 percent of all cases of hydrocephalus, the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid is treated with shunt valves. 1 Over the past 30 years, magnetically adjustable valves have become widely ...

Three magnetically programmable shunt valves have been examined to see if the magnetic field emissions of headphones can cause unintentional changes in shunt valve settings. Based on their findings, ...