Endovascular shunting for normal pressure hydrocephalus: safety trial insights with Professor Adel Malek

Evaluating the 90-day safety and technical feasibility of a percutaneous transvenous approach represents a critical milestone for routing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) – the clear liquid that cushions the brain and spine – directly into the venous system.

In this episode, JNIS Editor, Dr. Michael Chen, talks with corresponding author Professor Adel Malek (Tufts Medical Center, Boston) (1) to discuss his high-impact paper, "Safety of endovascular shunting for normal pressure hydrocephalus from a prospective, multicenter, single-arm study”.

They discuss the results of this 66-patient, prospective trial, exploring how the novel eShunt system accesses the cerebellopontine angle cistern to drain CSF and relieve pressure. 

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(1) Neurosurgeon Adel Malek, MD, PhD. Chief of the Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Division in the Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center; Professor of Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA.

The JNIS Podcast is produced by Letícia Amorim, and is edited by Pritesh Kapadia.