Perfusion and Metabolic Neuromonitoring during Ventricular Taps in Infants with Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation.

Authors

Ajay Rajaram
Lawrence C M Yip
Daniel Milej
Marianne Suwalski
Matthew Kewin
Marcus Lo
Jeffrey J L Carson
Victor Han
Soume BhattacharyaFollow
Mamadou Diop
Sandrine de Ribaupierre
Keith St Lawrence

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-15-2020

Journal

Brain Sci

Volume

10

Issue

7

URL with Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10070452

Abstract

Post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) is characterized by a build-up of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles, which increases intracranial pressure and compresses brain tissue. Clinical interventions (i.e., ventricular taps, VT) work to mitigate these complications through CSF drainage; however, the timing of these procedures remains imprecise. This study presents Neonatal NeuroMonitor (NNeMo), a portable optical device that combines broadband near-infrared spectroscopy (B-NIRS) and diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) to provide simultaneous assessments of cerebral blood flow (CBF), tissue saturation (S

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