Two brain drain procedures for infant meningitis fluid
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study compares two surgical procedures for infants with fluid collections on the brain after bacterial meningitis. One method uses a special camera (neuroendoscopy) with a small reservoir placed under the scalp, while the other is a simpler burr hole drainage; the goal is to see which works better and when surgery should be done.
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Who can take part
- Your child must have bacterial meningitis, not viral or tuberculous meningitis.
- Your child must have completed at least 3 weeks of antibiotic treatment for the infection.
- Your child must have fluid buildup around the brain that is not due to a head injury.
- Your child cannot have any brain tumors or other masses in the head.
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