Volume 4 Supplement 1

51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Meeting abstracts

51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida. Go to conference site.

Heidelberg, Germany27-30 June 2007

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Content type: Introduction

51^st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Authors: Hugh Richards

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S1

Published on: 20 December 2007
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VEGF-R2+ activation in the caudate: an adaptive angiogenic response to hypoxia in chronic hydrocephalus?

Authors: Abhishek Deshpande, Stephen M Dombrowski and Mark G Luciano

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S2

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Does NPH equal ischemia?

Authors: Gerald Silverberg, Conrad Johanson, John Duncan, Thomas Brinker, Stephanie Slone, Arthur Messier, Sarah Soltman and Petra Klinge

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S3

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Opposite changes in cerebellar vs. cortical blood brain barrier (BBB) expression in aged and hydrocephalic rats

Authors: Petra M Klinge, Arthur Messier, Anna Heile, Mohsen Nouri, Conrad E Johanson, John A Duncan, Thomas Brinker and Gerald D Silverberg

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S4

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Shunting in AD increases ventricular CSF protein levels

Authors: Tom Saul, Dawn McGuire, Martha Mayo, Jere Fellmann, Joan Carvalho, Gerald D Silverberg and Jonathan Williams

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S5

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Ultrastructural study of the permeability of in-vitro and ex-vivo human models of human arachnoid granulation CSF outflow pathway

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

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S6

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Hydrocephalus in primary craniosynostosis

Authors: Hartmut Collmann, Christian Schropp, Jürgen Krauss and Niels Soerensen

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S7

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Reliability of the MRI diagnosis of the Chiari type2 malformation

Authors: Reinier Mullaart, Niels Geerdink and Ton van der Vliet

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S8

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Pathogenesis of cerebral malformations in perinatal spina bifida aperta

Authors: Olga A de Wit, WF den Dunnen, KM Sollie, OF Brouwer and DA Sival

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S9

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Cystatin C: a potentially useful marker for identifying individuals with spina bifida and early renal insufficiency

Authors: Eric Levey, Susan Demetrides and Yegappan Lakshmanan

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S10

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Muscle echogenicity is increased in fetuses with spina bifida aperta

Authors: Renate J Verbeek, Johannes H vd Hoeven, Natasha M Maurits, Krystyna M Sollie, Arend F Bos, Oebele F Brouwer, Wilfred F den Dunnen and Deborah A Sival

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S11

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Complete tendon transfer and inverse lambrinudi arthrodesis. A new developed operative treatment for paralytic pes calcaneus in spina bifida

Authors: Wolfram Wenz

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S12

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Current prevalence of latex sensitization in children with spina bifida with use of latex precautions

Authors: Eric Levey, Susan Demetrides, Robert Hamilton and N Franklin Adkinson

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S13

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Early start to therapy preserves kidney function in spina bifida patients

Authors: Pieter Dik, Aart Klijn, Jan van Gool, Teau de Jong-de Vos van Steenwijk and Tom de Jong

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S14

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Does long term intravesical oxybutynin treatment of hyperreflexic neurogenic bladder result in bladder auto-augmentation?

Authors: Udo Rolle, Christian Geyer, Thomas Lehnert, Margit Weißer and Holger Till

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S15

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"Whose bowel is it anyway?" A case study illustrating the practical difficulties resulting from a childhood procedure that impinges upon an adult with spina bifida attempting to live independently

Authors: Lissa Wright

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S16

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Auto-augmentation: ought it to be done?

Authors: Suzanne Lawther, David Marshall, Alan Bailie and Stephen Brown

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S17

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Bowel and bladder continence among children with spina bifida: a retrospective study

Authors: Michelle Campbell, Susan Demetrides, Elaine Stashinko, Valerie Rogers, Keith Slifer, Yeggepan Lakshmanan, T Andrew Zabel and Eric Levey

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S18

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Outcome on renal function in children with neurogenic bladder dysfunction of a standardised follow-up programme

Authors: Peter Wide, Gunilla Gladh and Sven Mattsson

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S19

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Independence in the toilet activity in children with myelomeningocele

Authors: Marie Donlau, Tor-Björn Falkner, Gunilla Gladh and Sven Mattsson

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S20

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Simple clinical and bedside urodynamic evaluation is sufficient for successful management decisions in spina bifida patients with urinary incontinence and the machine urodynamics are not necessary

Authors: Anant Bangar and Santosh Karmarkar

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S21

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Hyperdynamic pulsatile flow and ventricular dilation in experimental communicating hydrocephalus

Authors: Mark E Wagshul, Jie Li, Helene Benveniste, Michael R Egnor, E Mark Haacke, Shams Rashid, Yimin Shen, Marion E Walker, Ma Yu and James P McAllister

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S22

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Mechanism of obliteration of Sylvius aqueduct in the H-Tx rat

Authors: AR Ortloff and EM Rodríguez

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S23

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Anti-Reissner's fibre and anti-p73 co-expression in the subcommissural organ of the mice and rats with spontaneous hydrocephalus

Authors: Agustín Castañeyra-Perdomo, Ibrahim González-Marrero, Paloma Fernández-Rodriguez, Teresa A Ruiz-Mayor, Leandro Castañeyra-Ruiz, Juan M González-Toledo, Agustín Castañeyra-Ruiz, Lidia Ruiz-Mayor and Emilia M Carmona-Calero

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S24

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Lack of formation of Reissner fiber leads to hydrocephalus

Authors: S Rodríguez, LF Bátiz, AR Ortloff, K Vío, RI Muñoz, LM DeGraff, JP Graves, DJ Stumpo, PJ Blackshear, DC Zeldin, J Goto, T Tezuka, T Yamamoto and EM Rodríguez

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S25

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p73 isoforms expression in the cerebrospinal fluid and circumventricular organs of BPH mice and SHR rats

Authors: Emilia M Carmona-Calero, Ibrahim González-Marrero, Paloma Fernández-Rodriguez, Juan M González-Toledo, Leandro Castañeyra-Ruiz, Agustín Castañeyra-Ruiz, Lidia Ruiz-Mayor and Agustín Castañeyra-Perdomo

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S26

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Postnatal ependymogenesis occuring in wild-type hyh mice increases significantly in hydrocephalic hyh mice

Authors: Luis Federico Bátiz, Antonio J Jiménez, C Toledo, José Manuel Pérez-Fígares and Esteban M Rodríguez

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S27

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Antibiotics for eradication of propionibacterium acnes biofilms

Authors: Waheed Ashraf, Bryar Nuradeen and Roger Bayston

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S28

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Conservative management of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections

Authors: Amy Cheney, Anthony Avellino, Sharon Duguay, David Shurtleff and John Loeser

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S29

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Are adjustable valves effective? Data from the UK Shunt Registry

Authors: Hugh Richards, Helen Seeley and John Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S30

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Limits and options for electronic devices for the treatment of hydrocephalus

Authors: Christoph Miethke

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S31

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Changing definition of non-responsiveness to shunting – the influence of valve-adjustability

Authors: Christian Sprung, Annegret Zech and Hans-Georg Schlosser

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S32

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23 hydrocephalus valves tested over 367–514 days

Authors: D Biedermann, J Ludwig and A Aschoff

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S33

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Latex sensitisation in hydrocephalic patients with and without spina bifida

Authors: Reinhold Cremer and Mehrsad Klemm

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S34

Published on: 20 December 2007
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Gravitational valves. Personal 27 year experience in 420 patients

Authors: A Aschoff, R Wirtz, B Hashemi, P Kremer, A Unterberg and M Halatsch

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S35

Published on: 20 December 2007
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Interaction between hydrocephalus shunt and pressure waves

Authors: Z Czosnyka, M Czosnyka, G Petrella, HK Richards and JD Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S36

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Early puberty in boys with myelomeningocele. Risk factors for early puberty

Authors: M Dahl, G Ahlsten, J Gustafsson, LA Proos and T Tuvemo

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S37

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Neurological bypass for sensory innervation of the penis in patients with spina bifida

Authors: P Dik, ML Overgoor, M Kon and TPVM de Jong

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S38

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Psychosocial adaptation and cognitive functioning in young male adults with myelomeningocele

Authors: Jan Stubberud, Gunnar Riemer, Pål-Erik Plaum and Karen Grimsrud

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S39

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Global assessment of function in adolescents with myelomeningocele

Authors: M Dahl, S Norrlin, M Strinnholm, A Butler and G Ahlsten

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S40

Published on: 20 December 2007
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Continence and dryness in spina bifida patients at school age

Authors: Pieter Dik, Sarah van Loopik, Aart Klijn, Rafal Chrzan and Tom de Jong

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S41

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Shunting in AD slows progression of the dementia

Authors: Tom Saul, Dawn McGuire, Martha Mayo, Jere Fellmann, Joan Carvalho, Gerald D Silverberg and Jonathan Williams

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S42

Published on: 20 December 2007
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Lymphatic cerebrospinal fluid absorption is impaired in a kaolin-induced hydrocephalus model in the rat

Authors: Gurjit Nagra, Jie Li, James P McAllister II, Janet Miller, Mark Wagshul and Miles Johnston

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S43

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The role of vitamin A and its CSF metabolites in supporting a novel mechanism of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Authors: Deborah M Grzybowski, Steven E Katz, Marc R Criden and J Garret Mouser

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S44

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Enhanced expression of the LRP-1 transporter at the blood-CSF interface in chronic hydrocephalus

Authors: Conrad E Johanson, Petra M Klinge, Sarah Soltman, Stephanie Flaherty, Arthur Messier, John A Duncan III, Edward G Stopa and Gerald D Silverberg

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S45

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Prospective evaluation of selected cytokines for hydrocephalus surgery

Authors: Christian Geyer, Gerd Graefe, Anke Pauer, Katrin Bauer, Udo Rolle, Roman Metzger, Holger Till and Ulrich Sack

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S46

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GLP-1 secreting encapsulated human mesenchymal stem cells for neuroprotection

Authors: Anna Heile, Steffen Baltes, Petra M Klinge, Christine Wallrapp and Thomas Brinker

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S47

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High pressure hydrocephalus in neonates is associated with increased CSF concentrations of interleukin-18 and interferon gamma

Authors: Axel Heep, Ursula Felderhoff-Mueser, Thomas Schmitz, Arie Bos, Eelco Hoving, Carlo Schaller and Deborah Sival

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S48

Published on: 20 December 2007
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Vertical extension device for automatic adjustment of EVD-drip chambers or ICP-transducers

Authors: G Karpel-Massler, F Wittmann and A Aschoff

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S49

Published on: 20 December 2007
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Independence and perceived quality of life in young adults with myelomeningocele. Function, needs and recommendations for what to do

Authors: Simone Norrlin, Margareta Strinnholm, Ann Butler, Eva Stagling, Monica Bergh, Erika Rönnblom, Gunnar Ahlsten and Margareta Dahl

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007 4(Suppl 1):S50

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51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Meeting abstracts

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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