Rice University: Brain Drain Could Give Patients Peace of Mind
April 27, 2021
April 27, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, April 27 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Pressure from excess cerebrospinal fluid on the brain is often relieved by surgically installing a shunt that carries the fluid to a reservoir. But when pressure in the reservoir itself is too high, the shunt needs a little help.
Seniors at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering are working on a solution: an implantable shunt pump that senses elevated intracranial pressur . . .
Pressure from excess cerebrospinal fluid on the brain is often relieved by surgically installing a shunt that carries the fluid to a reservoir. But when pressure in the reservoir itself is too high, the shunt needs a little help.
Seniors at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering are working on a solution: an implantable shunt pump that senses elevated intracranial pressur . . .