Volume 1 Supplement 1

48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Meeting abstracts

48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida. Go to conference site.

Dublin, Ireland23-26 June 2004

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The enigma of underdrainage in shunting of hydrocephalus

Authors: C Sprung, C Miethke and M Brock

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S1

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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The use of image intensification in the management of "programmable" shunt valves

Authors: R Strachan and R Bore

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S2

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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In-vitro-testing of 1318 hydrocephalus valves. An overview of solved and unsolved problems

Authors: A Aschoff, D Biedermann, J Ludwig, P Kremer and B Hashemi

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S3

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Treatment of third ventriculostomy failure: re-fenestration or shunt?

Authors: M Ragab, S Dombrowski, X Di and M Luciano

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S4

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Shunt revision after major abdominal surgery in patients with Spina Bifida

Authors: J Shaw, A Dickson, J Thorne and M Lewis

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S5

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Phonological processing skills in children with myelomeningocele and shunted hydrocephalus

Authors: B Vachha and RC Adams

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S6

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Neuropsychological assessment of cerebellar malformation in Spina Bifida

Authors: Anja Vinck, Ben Maassen, Reinier Mullaart and Jan Rotteveel

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S7

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Learning disabilities in a population-based group of children with hydrocephalus

Authors: L Barbro, G Carlsson, E-K Persson and P Uvebrant

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S8

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Abnormal visual functions in children with hydrocephalus

Authors: S Andersson, E-K Persson, E Aring, A-L Hård, P Uvebrant, G Dutton and A Hellström

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S9

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Item analysis of parent behavior ratings of executive function in children with spina bifida/hydrocephalus

Authors: EM Mahone and TA Zabel

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S10

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Magnetic motor evoked potentials in newborns with spina bifida

Authors: N Geerdink, J Pasman, N Roeleveld, J Rotteveel and R Mullaart

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S11

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Outcome of 167 fetuses diagnosed in utero as having apparently isolated ventriculomegaly

Authors: L Halliday and C Bannister

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S12

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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John D Holter and his century valve

Authors: A Aschoff

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S13

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Pattern of regional white matter CBF in normal pressure hydrocephalus during infusion test

Authors: S Momjian, BK Owler, Z Czosnyka, M Czosnyka, A Pena and JD Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S14

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Outcome predictors in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus: Preston NPH study – preliminary results from the first year

Authors: G Balamurali, A Golash, N Starkey and I Bhatti

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S15

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Changes in local cerebral blood flow were associated with functional improvement of patients with idiopathic Normal-pressure hydrocephalus after shunt-treatment – a ¹⁵O-H₂O-PET-Study

Authors: P Klinge, G Berding, DJ Brooks, T Brinker, WH Knapp and M Samii

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S16

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Neuropsychological profile of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus and Alzheimer's disease

Authors: JL Iddon, C Loveday, L Gelling, DJR Morgan and JD Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S17

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Changes in pTau in CSF and brain relating to chronic hydrocephalus

Authors: S Dombrowski, A Leichliter, M Ragab, A Carter and M Luciano

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S18

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Probable NPH in patients with clinical AD: further support for the AD-NPH syndrome and CSF circulatory failure

Authors: GD Silverberg, M Mayo, J Fellmann, T Saul and D McGuire

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S19

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Cerebrovascular pressure-reactivity in normal pressure hydrocephalus

Authors: ZH Czosnyka, F Van Den Boogaard, M Czosnyka, S Momjian, L Gelling and JD Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S20

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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A short neuropsychological test battery for measuring functional outcome after shunt placement in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus

Authors: P Klinge, N Rückert, T Brinker, L Dörner and M Samii

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S21

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Volume transmission of CSF: complications in aging and Alzheimer's disease

Authors: C Johanson, P McMillan, J Duncan and E Stopa

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S22

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Hydrocephalus in children-epidemiology and outcome

Authors: E-K Persson, G Hagberg and P Uvebrant

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S23

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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VP shunt infections – does antisepsis continue to work?

Authors: T Sri Paran, I Koenigs and R Fitzgerald

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S24

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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VP shunts – what is the commonest complication?

Authors: T Sri Paran, I Koenigs and R Fitzgerald

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S25

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Long term outcome in babies born with open spina bifida and big heads

Authors: P Oakeshott, A Poulton and G Hunt

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S26

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Assessment of antimicrobial shunt and external drain catheters

Authors: R Bayston and W Ashraf

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S27

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Intrauterine surgery for myelomeningocele and MOMS

Authors: D Shurtleff

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S28

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Proteomics study of CSF composition in the developing H-Tx rat

Authors: M Nabiyouni, C Storey, J Owen-Lynch and J Miyan

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S29

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Linkage analysis for hydrocephalus in the LEW/Jms rat strain

Authors: H Jones, C Totten and D Mayorga

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S30

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Altered expression of sialic acid-bearing glycoconjugates as revealed by lectin binding to choroid plexus in perinatal hydrocephalic rats

Authors: P McMillan, S Flaherty, A Spangenberger, H Jones, J Duncan and C Johanson

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S31

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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The role of cerebrospinal fluid on chick cerebral cortex development

Authors: F Mashayekhi and Z Salehi

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S32

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Incomplete reversibility of selective hippocampal response after early and delayed shunting in adult kaolin-hydrocephalus – implications for early shunt treatment

Authors: P Klinge, I Gerkmann, A Samii and T Brinker

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S33

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Nerve growth factor level in the cerebrospinal fluid in hydrocephalus

Authors: Z Salehi and F Mashayekhi

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S34

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Neuroradiological criteria of human L1CAM syndrome – report of 24 human L1CAM mutations including 17 noble mutations and clinical evaluation

Authors: M Yamasaki, Y Kanemura, N Okamoto, H Sakamoto and H Kamiguchi

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S35

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Sensory re-innervation of the penis in male patients with spina bifida

Authors: M Overgoor, S Strijbos, P Dik, P Cohen-Kettenis, M Kon and T de Jong

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S36

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Ultrasound augmented urodynamic assessment – implications for areas with limited resources

Authors: M Lewis and J Shaw

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S37

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Use of transdermal oxybutynin in individuals with spina bifida

Authors: E Levey, J DeBenedictis, S Demetrides and K Kinsman

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S38

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Kidney control in spina bifida: is ultrasound sufficient or is DMSA scanning needed?

Authors: P Dik, F Beek and T de Jong

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S39

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Review of awareness and management in the event of suspected shunt blockage

Authors: V Klimach and S Dasgupta

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S40

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Quality of life in spina bifida patients: results of an Italian survey

Authors: P Buffa, M De Gennaro, F Battaglino, U Beseghi, F Di Lorenzo and M Torre

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S41

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Ireland 2001–2002, was the folate media campaign effective?

Authors: M McCauley, A Shahwan and S Dockeray

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S42

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Epidemiology of neural tube defects and folic acid

Authors: D Shurtleff

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S43

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Needs assessment of school-going children and adolescents with spina bifida

Authors: M McGinn, S Dockeray and O Hensey

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S44

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Parental adaptation to having a child with spina bifida: a developmental perspective

Authors: I Vermaes, J Janssens and J Gerris

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S45

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Religious interpretations of suffering by parents of a child with spina bifida

Authors: M van den Heuvel, H Schilderman and J van der Ven

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S46

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Upper limb function in children with spina bifida

Authors: G Preston, N Hill and S Brown

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S47

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Deliveries of babies with neural tube defects in Omdurman, Sudan

Authors: G Elsheikh, S Ahmed Ibrahim, F Mahgoub, J Thorne and M Lewis

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S48

Content type: Oral Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Reasons for shunting and reasons for revision: a survey based on data from the UK Shunt Registry

Authors: H Richards, H Seeley and J Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S49

Content type: Poster Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate-dehydrogenase 1958G→A polymorphism is a genetic determinant of NTD risk for Italian mothers

Authors: P De Marco, M Grazia Calevo, E Merello, A Moroni, A Raso, S Parodi, A Cama and V Capra

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2004 1(Suppl 1):S50

Content type: Poster Presentation Published on: 23 December 2004
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48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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