Publications by authors named "Petr Vacek"
Purpose: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is an effective treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus. Secondary stoma closure may be life threatening and is the most common reason for late ETV failure, mostly secondary to local scarring. Local stents intended to maintain patency are rarely used.
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- * The study uses various methods to analyze how adding tie-chains between crystalline domains can enhance electrical conductivity, achieving an impressive 4810 S cm without sacrificing the Seebeck coefficient or significantly increasing thermal conductivity.
- * The successful approach provides a pathway for improving thermoelectric performance in a variety of semicrystalline conjugated polymers, addressing traditional trade-offs in optimizing these materials.
Objective: Cysts of the Cavum septi pellucidi (CSP), cavum vergae (CV) and cavum veli interpositi (CVI) are anterior midline intracranial findings which are typically incidental - only rarely do we encounter symptomatic cysts of this type. Only a quite small number of these cysts series have been published, controversies regarding optimal management still exist.
Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective study of 10 patients treated at 2 clinics between 2002-2018.
Osteoplastic decompressive craniotomy--an alternative to decompressive craniectomy.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
November 2011
Background: In spite of various degrees of brain expansion, decompressive surgery is usually carried out using decompressive craniectomy (DC). After craniectomy it is necessary to perform cranioplasty, which prolongs hospitalization and is not always without complications. Hence, in situations when cranial decompression is indicated, but DC would be too radical, we do not remove the bone flap, and we perform so-called osteoplastic decompressive craniotomy (ODC).
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