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Parents' experiences of living with a child with hydrocephalus: a cross-sectional interview-based study

, 2015
Background Shunts, the main treatment for hydrocephalus, are problematic because they frequently malfunction. Detecting shunt malfunction is challenging because symptoms are similar to those of common childhood illnesses, particularly viral infections ...
Bekker, H, Joanna Smith, Hilary Bekker, Smith, Joanna, Bekker, Hilary, Smith, J, Cheater, F, Cheater, Francine, Francine Cheater   +8 more
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Sensitivity of physiotherapy-based clinical tests in detecting change in gait and balance performance following a 50 mL CSF tap test in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Background Cerebrospinal fluid tap test (CSF TT) is a key predictive method commonly used to identify candidates for shunt surgery in idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH), however, the sensitivity of this procedure is limited.
Kardelen Akar, Lena Kollén, Mats Tullberg, Hanna C. Persson   +3 more
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Hereditary hydrocephalus internus in a laboratory strain of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Animal, 2008
Golden hamsters of one common laboratory strain had a high incidence of hydrocephalus internus. When a severity score of hydrocephalus was used, a major autosomal recessive locus could be identified.
S.G. Gebhardt-Henrich, J.F. Edwards, T.R. Famula, H.-P. Lipp, A. Steiger   +4 more
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Growth and puberty in hydrocephalus

, 2019
Children with hydrocephalus are prone to develop endocrinological problems. Short stature and precocious puberty are the most frequent endocrine sequela of hydrocephalus in children with frequency depending on the associated malformations and medical ...

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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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Myelomeningocele: the management of the associated hydrocephalus

, 2013
The pathogenesis of the hydrocephalus associated with myelomeningocele (MMC) has been the subject of an extensive number of studies. The contemporary reduction of the incidence of the Chiari II malformation and of the associated active hydrocephalus ...
Tamburrini, G, Rendeli, Claudia
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Outcomes of the 2019 hydrocephalus association workshop, "Driving common pathways: extending insights from posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus"

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2023
The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) workshop, Driving Common Pathways: Extending Insights from Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus, was held on November 4 and 5, 2019 at Washington University in St. Louis. The workshop brought together a diverse group of basic,
Jason K. Karimy, Jessie C. Newville, Cameron Sadegh, Jill A. Morris, Edwin S. Monuki, David D. Limbrick, James P. McAllister II, Jenna E. Koschnitzky, Maria K. Lehtinen, Lauren L. Jantzie   +9 more
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Late onset hydrocephalus in children with tuberculous meningitis

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016
Hydrocephalus is a known complication of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). It is almost always present in patients who have had the disease for four to six weeks.
Disha Sharma, Ira Shah, Sharad Patel
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Parents' management of their child's hydrocephalus and shunt [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction Shunts are the main treatment for hydrocephalus. When shunts malfunction the consequences are serious and can be life threatening. Identifying shunt malfunction requires effective parent-professional collaboration: parents need to recognise
Smith, Joanna
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Hydrocephalus in children less than 1 year of age in northern Mozambique. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: In developed countries, the incidence of neonatal hydrocephalus ranges from 3 to 5 cases per 1000 live births, but little is known about the frequency of hydrocephalus in Africa. In Mozambique, there is no primary information related to this
Vaz, R, Munguambe, M, Barros, HP, Vaz, RM, Barros, H, Salvador, SF, Henriques, JC   +6 more
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