The purpose of the study is to determine if the ShuntCheck test can correctly identify flow or no flow in a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with pseudotumor cerebri.
The purpose of the study is to determine if the ShuntCheck test can correctly identify flow or no flow in a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with pseudotumor cerebri. Flow may be limited due to slit ventricles
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
The intervention is an FDA-cleared device utilizing a transcutaneous thermal convection to analyze shunt flow.
University of South Florida Department of Neurological Surgery and Brain Repair
Tampa, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGSpecificity of ShuntCheck test
Time frame: 15 minutes
Negative Predictive Value of ShuntCheck test
Time frame: 15 minutes
Specificity of performing ShuntCheck test twice
Time frame: 60 minutes
Negative Predictive Value of performing ShuntCheck test twice
Time frame: 60 minutes
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