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Strength in silence: the journey of mothers raising children with hydrocephalus
BackgroundRaising a child with hydrocephalus can be very challenging, especially in low- and middle-income countries. In Pakistan, mothers being the...
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A nomogram for predicting post-operative hydrocephalus in children with medulloblastoma
Post-operative hydrocephalus is common among children with medulloblastoma after initial tumor resection. This study aimed to establish a novel model...
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Evaluation of academic performance and social integration of children operated for hydrocephalus in Cameroon
BackgroundLow intelligence quotient (IQ) and delayed psychomotor development (DPD) are formidable complications of hydrocephalus. The aim of this...
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Paediatric hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is classically considered as a failure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) homeostasis that results in the active expansion of the cerebral...
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High burden of wasting among children under-five with hydrocephalus receiving care at CURE children’s hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundHydrocephalus is one of the most common neurological disabilities presenting in children. Although there are limited studies on its...
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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality in HIV-infected children treated for tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalus
PurposeThe study aimed to investigate factors associated with in-hospital mortality in children diagnosed with tuberculous meningitis (TBM)...
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Neurococcidiomycosis in children with hydrocephalus: assessment of functional outcome, quality of life and survival in relation to neuroimaging findings
PurposeCoccidioidal meningitis (CM) is an uncommon disease frequently misdiagnosed. Neuroimaging and mortality are not considered in detail in...
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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for management of hydrocephalus associated with Chiari malformation type II in children
BackgroundHydrocephalus is commonly associated with Chiari malformation (CM) particularly CM type II. The traditional treatment of hydrocephalus in...
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COVID-19- Experiences and support needs of children and young people with Hydrocephalus and parents in the United Kingdom
PurposeLittle is known about the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people (CYP) with hydrocephalus and their families. This study explored the...
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Treatment of hydrocephalus following posterior fossa tumor resection: a multicenter collaboration from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
ObjectivePersistent hydrocephalus following posterior fossa brain tumor (PFBT) resection is a common cause of morbidity in pediatric brain tumor...
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Acute hydrocephalus following post-traumatic peri-mesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage: an uncommon and potentially fatal event in children
PurposeIn pediatric, head trauma acute hydrocephalus is an uncommon but possible complication. Association with a subarachnoid hemorrhage is poorly...
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Mortality and complications 1 year after treatment of hydrocephalus with endoscopic third ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt in children at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi
BackgroundOver the past two decades, the management of hydrocephalus has witnessed the addition of endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without...
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Structural and functional connectivity in hydrocephalus: a sco** review
Optimizing the treatment of hydrocephalus remains a major challenge in adult and pediatric neurosurgery. Currently, clinical treatment relies heavily...
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Development of shunt valves used for treating hydrocephalus: comparison with endoscopy treatment
The pathophysiology of hydrocephalus is not clearly defined. Thus, treatment will remain empirical until a fuller understanding of the various forms...
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The homozygous pathogenic variant of the POMGNT1 gene identified using whole-exome sequencing in Iranian family with congenital hydrocephalus
BackgroundHydrocephalus is one of the most common pathophysiological disabilities with a high mortality rate, which occurs both congenitally and...
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The survival time of the ventriculo-peritoneal-shunt in children with hydrocephalus is dependent on the type of valve implanted
PurposeDespite constantly improving developments in ventriculo-peritoneal shunt systems, most patients with hydrocephalus require revision or...
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Classification of the relationship between suprasellar arachnoid cyst and hydrocephalus based on treatment modalities: shunting versus neuroendoscopic approaches
PurposeChildren diagnosed with suprasellar arachnoid cysts often concurrently have hydrocephalus. This study aims to classify the relationship...
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The prepontine block and its relevance for the development and treatment of hydrocephalus
ObjectivePulsatile CSF flow patterns include flow through the ventricles to the subarachnoid space and cisterns and from the infra- to the...
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Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy versus cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures for the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus in Taiwan
PurposePediatric hydrocephalus is the most common cause of surgically treatable neurological disease in children. Controversies exist whether...
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Risk for hydrocephalus, hygroma, and tumor dissemination after ventricular opening during resection of supratentorial neoplasms in children
PurposeThe possibility that ventricular opening generates postoperative complications after surgical tumor treatment often restricts the degree of...
