ventriculitis

There is great deal of variety in the symptoms associated with ventriculitis.

Ventriculitis is commonly diagnosed using a variety of tests or procedures.

Ventriculitis is the inflammation of the ventricles in the brain.

There is a great deal of research focused around prevention of ventriculitis.

If left untreated, ventriculitis can lead to serious inhibition of mental function and even death.

Patients that have had invasive brain surgery or procedures are considered to be the most at risk for experiencing ventriculitis.

Much of the current research involving ventriculitis focuses specifically around defining the disease and what causes it.

The ventriculitis, is in truth, a complication of the initial infection or abnormality.

One of the key areas of research for ventriculitis is discovering and defining exactly what causes it.

Answering these questions will allow doctors to not only better understand ventriculitis, but better treat and prevent it as well.

Two procedures, in particular have been studied extensively due to their high rate of ventriculitis contractions post operation.

Ventriculitis is a very serious condition and should be treated early to ensure as little lasting damage as possible.

Nearly 25% of patients with an external ventricular drain experience infection-based meningitis or ventriculitis.

In order to predict which populations should be focused on, researchers must gather more case information about who is diagnosed with ventriculitis and how they present.

Death occurred in 4% of mice and was associated with a purulent leptomeningitis and ventriculitis.

Treatment of ventriculitis is critical.

By identifying the viral or bacterial cause of the ventriculitis, doctors are more able to effectively treat the inflammation and infection.

Ventriculitis is caused by an infection of the ventricles, causing an immune response in the lining, which in turn, leads to inflammation.

So little is currently known about how ventriculitis should be defined and those it affects that even less can be known about prevention methods.

However, most common research into ventriculitis has been focused on the main points of causation, demographic information, and effectiveness of treatments and prevention methods.

Currently, the only commonly employed treatments of ventriculitis involve an antibiotic regimen targeting the underlying infection causing the inflammation.

Due to the poor definition of the condition that is ventriculitis, there is still a great deal that is not known about this dangerous condition.

Currently, there is very little understanding as to who is at increased risk for ventriculitis, other than those who have undergone neurosurgery or procedures involving brain exposure.

Ventriculitis can cause a wide variety of short-term symptoms and long-term side effects ranging from headaches and dizziness to unconsciousness and death if not treated early.

Macroscopic findings include purulent exudates, opaque leptomeninges (thinning of meninges), pus, and ventriculitis/ ependymitis.