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Canada Embraces New Brain Procedure for Hydrocephalus
Dr. Jay Riva-Cambrin of Alberta Children’s Hospital is featured in Calgary Metro for his use of the Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization in infants born with hydrocephalus.
HCRN PI’s offer point and counterpoint of shunting and ETV/CPC
Counterbalancing articles in AANS Neurosurgeon about changes in the treatment of hydrocephalus and the impact of new procedures going forward make for interesting reading about the evolution of hydrocephalus treatment.
HCRN Investigators Venture to Africa to Learn New ETV/CPC Procedure
Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN) investigators Drs Jay Riva-Cambrin and Curtis Rozelle are in Africa learning how to do Dr. Ben Warf’s new ETV procedure that includes choroid plexus cauterization (CPC). This is an exciting step in training prior to studying the treatment in the network.
Hydrocephalus a Global Health Issue
by Tom Smith, HA Adult Services and Outreach Coordinator A congressional hearing was held yesterday in front of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights discussing research and treatments for hydrocephalus that could benefit children around the world. Benjamin Warf, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA was […]