Can diffuse reflectance spectroscopy identify shuntodynia in pediatric hydrocephalus patients?

• Published in: Journal of biomedical optics Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 037002
• Main Authors: Kline, Olivia, Vishwanath, Karthik, Colbrunn, Boyd, Peachman, Andrew, Zhang, Jing, Vadivelu, Sudhakar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers 01.03.2024; SPIE
• Subjects: Child; Children; Health aspects; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Pain - complications; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Sensing; Spectrum Analysis; Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - adverse effects; United States; optical spectroscopy; vascular nociception; tissue optics; visible-near infrared; in vivo

Shuntodynia is patient reported pain at the site of the implanted ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Pediatric hydrocephalus requiring shunt placement is a chronic and prevalent standard of care treatment and requires lifetime management. Shuntodynia is a subjective measure of shunt dysfunction. Quant...