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Last Saturday, the PHF Board of Directors approved $60,000.00 in grant funding for 6 Hydrocephalus related Research Projects in 2014. These various research projects, from $1,500.00 requested to $17,500.00 will hopefully be a game-changer for our loved ones with Hydrocephalus!
Research Project Grant Recipient:
Jennifer Strahle; Chief Resident @ Regents of the University of Michigan
Grant Amount: $5,000.00
Research Project: * Mechanisms and treatment of hydrocephalus after neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage in a novel rodent model
*This is a PHF renewal research project, having provided partial funding last year.
Funding provided by: PHF MI State Chapter Directors Donna West & Jason Adams, PHF CO State Chapter Director Christina Brown & PHF PA State Chapter Director Jenna Sciulli
Shunt refresher -
The most common treatment of hydrocephalus is the placement of a shunt (a narrow piece of tubing) into one of the fluid-filled ventricles inside the brain to drain excess fluid. 40,000 shunt surgeries are performed annually.
A shunt has four main parts:
The upper catheter is a small, narrow tube that is inserted into the ventricle (a small opening or pouch) inside the brain that contains the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
The reservoir is where the excess CSF is collected, then drains into the bottom portion of the shunt. Doctors can remove samples of CSF by sticking a needle into the reservoir and can inject medication or fluid into the shunt to test for proper flow.
The valve controls how much CSF is allowed to drain from the brain. Most valves work automatically when fluid pressure in the head gets too high. Some valves have special devices to keep too much fluid from draining.
The lower catheter is the bottom-most part of the shunt. It is a small, narrow tube