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hydrocephalus
Dilation of the cerebral ventricles filled with CSF, often with increased intracranial pressure & atrophy of the brain. see NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page
Specific
hydrocephalus due to stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius
normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
General
disease/disorder primarily affecting brain
sign/symptom
Database Correlations
OMIM 236600
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
PMID: 25988776
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
PMID: 25988777
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
PMID: 25988778
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
PMID: 25988779
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
PMID: 25988780
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
PMID: 25988781
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
PMID: 25988782
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
PMID: 25988783
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
PMID: 25988784
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
PMID: 25988785
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
PMID: 25988786
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