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Complex hydrocephalus (combination of communicating and obstructive type): an important cause of failed endoscopic third ventriculostomy

BMC Research Notes, 2009
Background Hydrocephalus can be classified as purely obstructive, purely communicating or due to combinations of pathologies (obstruction in addition to defective absorption).
Parihar Vijay, Mukerji Gaurav, Yadav Yad, Sinha Mallika, Pandey Sanjay   +4 more
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Risk factors analysis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt after supratentorial neoplasms surgery in children

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023
Objective To screen the risk factors for ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) after tumor resection in children with supratentorial neoplasms due to new hydrocephalus or progression of existing hydrocephalus.
GUO Zhong-yin, PENG Peng, CHEN Zi-rong, ZHANG Xiao-lin, DONG Min-hai, ZENG Kuo, WAN Li-jun, XIANG Wang, WAN Feng   +8 more
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Theoretical versus pragmatic design in qualitative research [PDF]

, 2011
For many years, discussions of the relative merits of generic and theoretical approaches to qualitative research have divided researchers while overshadowing the need to focus on addressing clinical questions.
Bekker, H, Cheater, F, Smith, J
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A CASE OF HYDROCEPHALUS [PDF]

BMJ, 1919
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Predictors and outcomes of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus in patients with aneurysmal sub-arachnoid hemorrhage

BMC Surgery, 2012
Background Hydrocephalus following spontaneous aneurysmal sub-arachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is often associated with unfavorable outcome. This study aimed to determine the potential risk factors and outcomes of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus in aneurysmal ...
Wang Yi-Min, Lin Yu-Jun, Chuang Ming-Jung, Lee Tsung-Han, Tsai Nai-Wen, Cheng Ben-Chung, Lin Wei-Che, Su Ben, Yang Tzu-Ming, Chang Wen-Neng, Huang Chih-Cheng, Kung Chia-Te, Lee Lian-Hui, Wang Hung-Chen, Lu Cheng-Hsien   +14 more
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Characterization of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus [PDF]

, 2017
AIMS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). METHODS: Patients with new-onset iNPH were prospectively evaluated for LUTS via detailed history and physical, and ...
Ahlberg, Berardelli, Bergsneider, Black, Campos-Juanatey, Carreiro-Martins, Hajian-Tilaki, Hakim, Jaraj, John, Jonas, Kazui, Khan, Lee, Maral, Marmarou, Marmarou, Meier, Mitteness, Pinto, Reddy, Relkin, Sakakibara, Sakakibara, Toma, Tsakanikas   +25 more
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Levels of selected pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with hydrocephalus

Folia Neuropathologica, 2017
Cytokines are widely known mediators of inflammation accompanying many neurodegenerative disorders including normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). NPH is caused by impaired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption and treated by surgical shunt insertion.
Kinga Czubowicz, Mariusz Głowacki, Ewa Fersten, Ewa Kozłowska, Robert P. Strosznajder, Zbigniew Czernicki   +5 more
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Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: associations between CSF biomarkers, clinical symptoms, and outcome after shunt surgery

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Background The neurochemical alterations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) associated with the typical symptomatology in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) and their association with outcome after shunt surgery are unsettled.
Majd Saadaldeen, Anna Jeppsson, Per Hellström, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Carsten Wikkelsø, Mats Tullberg   +6 more
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Prediction of shunt dependent hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage “algorithm based management”

Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2018
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating disease with a high rate of mortality and permanent morbidity. An important neurologic complication is hydrocephalus reported to range from 6 to 67% while only 10-20% of them will require ...
Shikher Shrestha , Suresh Bishokarma , Subash Lohani , Suresh Sapkota, Sangita Thapa, Dinesh Nath Gongal   +5 more
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Intracranial tuberculous mass lesions treated with thalidomide in an immunocompetent child from a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]

, 2018
Rationale: Tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Patient concern: We describe a case of an Italian child. Diagnoses: we diagnosed early a Tuberculous meningitis complicated by the occurrence of hydrocephalus, stroke, and ...
Ajassa, Camilla, Caraffa, Emanuela, Ciardi, Maria Rosa, Lichtner, Miriam, Massetti, Anna Paola, Mastroianni, Claudio Maria, Russo, Gianluca, Vita, Serena, Vullo, Vincenzo   +8 more
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