Volume 3 Supplement 1

50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Meeting abstracts

50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida. Go to conference site.

Cambridge, UK30 August - 2 September 2006

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50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Authors: Stephen Brown

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S1

Content type: Introduction

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Controversies about the adjustment of gravitational valves in respect to a new device

Authors: Christoph Miethke, Christian Sprung and Michael Kiefer

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S2

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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A new technology for adjustability and MR-resistance of shunt-valves – experience after implantation of 54 proGAVs

Authors: Christian Sprung, Hannah Glocker and Hans-Georg Schlosser

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S3

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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In-vitro tests of 123 adjustable valves (10 designs)

Authors: A Aschoff, D Biedermann, J Ludwig, A El Tayeh, M Akbar and B Hashemi

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S4

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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A survey of people with ventriculoatrial shunts in the community

Authors: Roger Bayston and Rosemary Batchelor

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S5

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Trends in neuroendoscopic practice into the 21^st century: a 12 yr review of a single unit's activity

Authors: Juliet Clayton, Rohit Sinha and Donald Macarthur

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S6

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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In-vivo assessment of shunts inserted for the treatment of hydrocephalus

Authors: GianPaolo Petrella, Zofia Czosnyka, Marek Czosnyka, Piotr Smielewski and John D Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S7

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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The accuracy of ventricular catheter placement: does it influence shunt revision rates?

Authors: Stephen Price, Tom Santarius, Hugh Richards, Gemma Whiting, Husam Georges and Rodney Laing

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S8

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Cerebrospinal fluid transport across the cribriform plate into extracranial lymphatics in rats: development and quantification

Authors: Miles Johnston, Gurjit Nagra, Lena Koh, Andrei Zakharov and Dianna Armstrong

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S9

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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The CSF of normal H-Tx rats promotes neuronal differentiation from neurospheres but CSF of hydrocephalic H-Tx rats does not

Authors: César González, Karin Vío, Rosa I Muñoz and Esteban M Rodríguez

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S10

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Mechanism of CSF outflow through human arachnoid granulations using in-vitro and ex-vivo perfusion models

Authors: David W Holman, Deborah M Grzybowski, Shelley A Glimcher and Steven E Katz

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S11

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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The cranium as an oscillator: analysis of phase relationships in intracranial blood and CSF pulsations using flow sensitive MRI

Authors: Mark Wagshul, Michael Egnor, Erin McCormack, Pat McAllister and Raphael Hazel

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S12

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Human arachnoid granulation probability of occurrence and surface area quantification

Authors: Deborah M Grzybowski, Edward E Herderick, Kapil G Kapoor and David W Holman

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S13

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Pressure phase relationships between carotid arterial pressure and intracranial pressure: the 'violin' analogy of intracranial pulsations

Authors: Michael Egnor, Mark Wagshul, Erin McCormack, Pat McAllister, Joe Madsen, Rui Zou, Lili Zhen and Jeff Peng

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S14

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Long-lasting hydrocephalus in hyh mutant mice: gain and loss of a brain surviving hydrocephalus

Authors: Esteban M Rodríguez, Patricia Páez, Federico Bátiz, Carolina Wagner, Karin Vío, Antonio J Jiménez, Sara Rodríguez, Ruth Roales-Buján, Luis M Rodrígez-Pérez and José-Manuel Pérez-Fígares

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S15

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Molecular mechanisms underlying neuroepithelial/ependymal denudation in the hydrocephalic hyh mutant: spatial and temporal expression of alpha-SNAP and N-cadherin

Authors: Luis Federico Bátiz, Cristian Oliver, Mauro Alvarez, Sara Rodríguez and Esteban M Rodríguez

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S16

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Inhibitory effects of minocycline on gliosis in the hydrocephalic H-Tx rat

Authors: Janet M Miller, Alexander G Shanku, Steven D Ham and James P McAllister II

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S17

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Selective ependymal denudation and expansion of lateral ventricles of H-Tx rats appear as interrelated phenomena

Authors: Alexander R Ortloff and Esteban M Rodríguez

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S18

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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A model of communicating hydrocephalus based on the spatial and spectral redistribution of intracranial pulsations

Authors: Michael Egnor, Mark Wagshul, Pat McAllister, Joe Madsen, Rui Zou, Erin McCormack and Raphael Hazel

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S19

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Hydrocephalus-induced ischemia relating to VEGF-R2 and blood vessel density in hippocampus

Authors: Stephen M Dombrowski, Anna Leichliter, Abhishek Deshpande, Cameron Dingwall, Zack Leibson and Mark G Luciano

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S20

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Pathophysiology of communicating hydrocephalus in two novel animal models

Authors: Jie Li, Yimin Shen, Janet M Miller, Michael R Egnor, Mark Wagshul, Curt Stewart, E Mark Haacke, Marion E Walker, Steven D Ham and James P McAllister

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S21

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Outcome for fetuses with a diagnosis of myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus and Brain Anomalies

Authors: Daniel Doherty, David Shurtleff, Sharon Duguay and Anthony Avellino

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S22

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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The assessment of management morbidity in children with myelomeningocoele

Authors: YC Gan, A Williams, D Cochrane, P Steinbok, A Singhal and B Irwin

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S23

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Different natural rubber latex sensitisation and allergy in patients with spina bifida, urogenital disorders and oesophageal atresia compared with a normal paediatric population and atopic children

Authors: Reinhold Cremer, Marcus Lorbacher, Fritz Hering and Reinold Engelskirchen

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S24

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Histological characterisation of segmental neuromuscular dysfunction in fetuses with spina bifida aperta

Authors: Deborah A Sival, Oebele F Brouwer, Renate J Verbeek, Krystyna M Sollie and Wilfred F den Dunnen

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S25

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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The role of bladder neck repairs in the management of urinary incontinence in spina bifida patients

Authors: Santosh Karmarkar and Madhavi Thakur

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S26

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Lumbo-peritoneal shunting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: what is the optimum catheter length and placement to avoid low-pressure headaches?

Authors: Roger Strachan, Desederio Rodrigues and Savithru Prakash

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S27

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Cardiac mediated cerebral blood flow changes in chronic hydrocephalus

Authors: Mark G Luciano, Stephen M Dombrowski, Soren Schenk, Anna Leichliter, Zack Leibson and Kiyotaka Fukamachi

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S28

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Expression of the beta-amyloid transporter, LRP-1, in aging choroid plexus: implications for the CSF-brain system in NPH and Alzheimer's disease

Authors: Conrad Johanson, Stephanie Flaherty, Arthur Messier, John Duncan III and Gerald Silverberg

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S29

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Using cognitive profiling to aid diagnosis and monitor or predict recovery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Authors: C Loveday, JL Iddon, BJ Sahakian, M Best and JD Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S30

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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A comparative study of quality of life among adults with spina bifida

Authors: Mary H Kalfoss and Mark J Merkens

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S31

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Cognitive and psychological sequelae of hydrocephalus and spina bifida: turning interesting theoretical research into useful clinical intervention and guidelines

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

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S32

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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The UK campaign on folic acid and flour fortification

Authors: Andrew Russell

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S33

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Long-term outcome in childhood hydrocephalus: a comparison of child and parental perceptions of health outcome

Authors: Abhaya V Kulkarni and Iffat Shams

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S34

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Goal setting in CIC training for children with spina bifida

Authors: Katarina Allbrink Oscarson and Ann-Christin Eliasson

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S35

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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The meaning of quality of life in adolescents with spina bifida and their parents

Authors: Kathleen J Sawin, Timothy J Brei, Suzanne Stevens, Jay Neufeld and Constance F Buran

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S36

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Further development of the adolescent self management and independence scale: AMIS II

Authors: Constance F Buran, Timothy J Brei, Kathleen J Sawin, Suzanne Stevens and Jay Neufeld

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S37

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Shunt infections in children: aetiology, treatment, cerebrospinal fluid concentration of intravenous antibiotics and therapeutic outcome in a 13-year material

Authors: Kai Arnell, Kristina Cesarini, Tomas Wester and Jan Sjölin

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S38

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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48 shunt catheters impregnated with antibiotics a critical comment on the status of evaluation

Authors: KA Zweckberger, KA Unterberg and A Aschoff

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S39

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Rifampicin-loaded silicone: a new approach to tuning release rate with self assembled monolayers and cast molding

Authors: Xuemei Liang, Anfeng Wang, Haiying Tang, Ting Cao, James P McAllister II, Steven O Salley and KY Simon Ng

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S40

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Polymer and protein surface coatings on silicone: effect on Staphylococcus epidermidis adhesion and colonization

Authors: KY Simon Ng, Haiying Tang, Ting Cao, Anfeng Wang, Xuemei Liang, Steven O Salley and James P McAllister II

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S41

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Predictors of employment in people with open spina bifida at the mean age of 35 years

Authors: Pippa Oakeshott and Gillian M Hunt

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S42

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Laparoscopical abdominal shunt revisions in children

Authors: Christian Geyer, Ulf Buehligen, Ralf-Bodo Tröbs and Gerd Graefe

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S43

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Front decompression of sacrum nerve for treatment of congenital spina bifida with meningocele and neural herniation

Authors: Weiguang Zhang and Hongxia Zhang

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S44

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Epidemiologic evidence linking ABO and Rh blood groups in the mother with neural tube defect lesion level in the child

Authors: Thomas Farley

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S45

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Comparison of prenatal and postnatal MRI findings in the evaluation of intrauterine CNS anomalies

Authors: A Papadias, S Chapman and S Sgouros

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S46

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Prenatal diagnosis of L1CAM gene mutations in X-linked hydrocephalus

Authors: Mami Yamasaki, Tomoko shohuda, Hiroaki Sakamoto, Masahiro Nonaka and Yonehiro Kanemura

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S47

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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The cerebral Windkessel and its relevance to hydrocephalus: the notch filter model of cerebral blood flow

Authors: Michael Egnor, Mark Wagshul, Joe Madsen, Rui Zou, Erin McCormack, Raphael Hazel and Pat McAllister

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S48

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Programmable hydrocephalus shunt which cannot be unwillingly re-adjusted even in 3T MRI magnet

Authors: David Allin, Marek Czosnyka, Zofia Czosnyka and John D Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S49

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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Best clinical indicators predictive of blocked ventriculoperitoneal/ventriculoatrial shunts in adults

Authors: Anthony Ghosh and Eric Ballantyne

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2006 3(Suppl 1):S50

Content type: Poster presentation

Published on: 21 December 2006
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