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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 +5 more
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Hydrocephalus in children. Epidemiology and outcome
Aims: To analyse trends in the live-birth prevalence of infantile hydrocephalus and hydrocephalus associated with myelomeningocele (MMC) during the period 1989-2002 and to study the outcome in terms of learning disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and ...
Persson, Eva-Karin, Lindquist, Barbro
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Risk Factors for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is the mainstay of treatment for most forms of hydrocephalus; VPS infection (VPSI) is a leading cause of shunt-related morbidity and mortality. A meta-analysis of the existing literature on risk factors for
Francesco Signorelli +8 more
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Neuronavigation-guided endoscopy for intraventricular tumors in adult patients without hydrocephalus [PDF]
Introduction : Intraventricular endoscopic operations are usually undertaken in patients with an enlarged ventricular system that provides good access to the ventricles, proper anatomic orientation and safety of maneuvers within the ventricles.
Grzywna, Ewelina +3 more
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Research priorities for non-invasive therapies to improve hydrocephalus outcomes
The Hydrocephalus Association organized two workshops with the support of the Rudi Schulte Research Institute and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center entitled “Developing Non-Invasive Hydrocephalus Therapies: Molecular and Cellular Targets ...
Alexandra Hochstetler +7 more
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A metabolite profile reveals the presence of neurodegenerative conditions according to severity of hydrocephalus [PDF]
Introduction: In obstructive congenital hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid accumulation is associated with high intracranial pressure (ICP), ischemia/hypoxia, metabolic impairment, neuronal damage and astrocytic reaction.
Domínguez-Pinos, Dolores +7 more
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Hydrocephalus with lateral ventricular lesions: case series and review of literature
Background Lateral ventricular lesions associated with hydrocephalus are considered a challenge to neurosurgeons. Hydrocephalus after surgery of such lesions and its pathogenesis and how to deal with it is a big question facing neurosurgeons.
Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Alselisly +2 more
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Glymphatic MRI in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
The glymphatic system has in previous studies been shown as fundamental to clearance of waste metabolites from the brain interstitial space, and is proposed to be instrumental in normal ageing and brain pathology such as Alzheimer’s disease and brain ...
Eide, Per Kristian +2 more
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The neuropsychology of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) accounts for one of the few known forms of reversible dementia. Varied aetiology and clinical presentation contribute to difficulties with early or differential diagnoses, and delayed surgical treatment may be less ...
Salmond, C.H. +5 more
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Testing exosomes as a treatment for posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. [PDF]
Germinal matrix hemorrhages and intraventricular hemorrhages (GMH/IVH) lead to posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH), a severe cause of morbidity and mortality in premature neonates.
Jiménez-Lara, Antonio Jesús +4 more
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