Pediatric hydrocephalus outcomes: a review

M Vinchon, H Rekate, AV Kulkarni - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2012 - Springer
The outcome of pediatric hydrocephalus, including surgical complications, neurological
sequelae and academic achievement, has been the matter of many studies. However, much …

Shunts vs endoscopic third ventriculostomy in infants: are there different types and/or rates of complications? A review

C Di Rocco, L Massimi, G Tamburrini - Child's Nervous System, 2006 - Springer
Introduction The decision-making process when we compare endoscopic third
ventriculostomy (ETV) with shunts as surgical options for the treatment of hydrocephalus in …

Implanted ventricular shunts in the United States: the billion-dollar-a-year cost of hydrocephalus treatment

RV Patwardhan, A Nanda - Neurosurgery, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To characterize admissions related to ventricular shunts in the year 2000 in
terms of diagnoses, procedures, socioeconomic status, and other related data. METHODS …

Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa

BC Warf, BC Alkire, S Bhai, C Hughes, SJ Schiff… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Evidence from the CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda (CCHU) suggests that
treatment for hydrocephalus in infants can be effective and sustainable in a develo** …

A neural stem cell paradigm of pediatric hydrocephalus

PQ Duy, P Rakic, SL Alper, SM Robert… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Pediatric hydrocephalus, the leading reason for brain surgery in children, is characterized by
enlargement of the cerebral ventricles classically attributed to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) …

Cognitive deficits in long‐term survivors of childhood brain tumors: Identification of predictive factors

TS Reimers, S Ehrenfels, EL Mortensen… - Medical and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background To describe cognitive function and to evaluate the association between
potentially predictive factors and cognitive outcome in an unselected population of survivors …

TRIM71 mutations cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome featuring ventriculomegaly and hydrocephalus

PQ Duy, B Jux, S Zhao, KY Mekbib, E Dennis, W Dong… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Congenital hydrocephalus, characterized by cerebral ventriculomegaly, is one of the most
common reasons for paediatric brain surgery. Recent studies have implicated lin-41 …

Outcome of fetuses with prenatal diagnosis of isolated severe bilateral ventriculomegaly: systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Carta, A Kealin Agten, C Belcaro… - Ultrasound in Obstetrics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To quantify from the published literature survival and neurodevelopmental
outcome of fetuses with prenatally detected isolated severe bilateral ventriculomegaly …

Adult outcome of pediatric hydrocephalus

M Vinchon, M Baroncini, I Delestret - Child's Nervous System, 2012 - Springer
Introduction The outlook of pediatric hydrocephalus has spectacularly improved over the
past decades; however, the adult outcome is still poorly documented. Determining the …

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for shunt dysfunction in occlusive hydrocephalus: long-term follow up and review

J Boschert, D Hellwig, JK Krauss - Journal of neurosurgery, 2003 - thejns.org
Object. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is the treatment of choice for occlusive
(noncommunicating) hydrocephalus. Nevertheless, its routine use in patients who have …