hydrocephalus
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Introduction
Dilation of the cerebral ventricles filled with CSF, often with increased intracranial pressure & atrophy of the brain. see NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- ↑ Flannery AM et al Foreword: Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 1-2 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988776 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.8.PEDS14426
Flannery AM and Mitchell L Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 1: Introduction and methodology. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 3-7 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988777 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14321
Mazzola CA et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 2: Management of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in premature infants JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 8-23 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988778 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14322
Flannery AM et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 3: Endoscopic computer-assisted electromagnetic navigation and ultrasonography as technical adjuvants for shunt placement. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 24-29 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988779 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14323
Limbrick DD et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 4: Cerebrospinal fluid shunt or endoscopic third ventriculostomy for the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 30-34 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988780 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14324
Baird LC et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 5: Effect of valve type on cerebrospinal fluid shunt efficacy. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 35-43 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988781 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14325
Klimo K et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 6: Preoperative antibiotics for shunt surgery in children with hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 44-52 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988782 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14326
Klimo K et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 7: Antibiotic-impregnated shunt systems versus conventional shunts in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 53-59 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988783 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14327
Tamber MS et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 8: Management of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 60-71 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988784 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14328
Kemp J et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 9: Effect of ventricular catheter entry point and position. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 72-76 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988785 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14329
Nikas DC et al Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 10: Change in ventricle size as a measurement of effective treatment of hydrocephalus. JNS: Pediatrics Special Supplements Nov 2014 / Vol. 14 / No. Suppl / Pages 77-81 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988786 <Internet> http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14330 - ↑ NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Hydrocephalus-Information-Page
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