Volume 7 Supplement 1

54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Meeting abstracts

54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida. Go to conference site.

Vancouver, Canada7-10 July 2010

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54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

Authors: Hugh Richards and Deborah Sival

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S1

Content type: Introduction Published on: 15 December 2010
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Experimental Hydrocephalus Pre-meeting 7^th July 2010, Ike Barber Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Authors: Hazel C Jones

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S2

Content type: Introduction Published on: 15 December 2010
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Hydrocephalus treatment and outcome in African infants with myelomeningocele: what we have learned so far

Authors: Benjamin C Warf

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S3

Content type: Invited speaker presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Biochemistry and genetics of folate metabolism

Authors: Rima Rozen

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S4

Content type: Invited speaker presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Role of urodynamics in diagnosing tethered cord in spina bifida patients

Authors: Pieter Dik, Sven Nadorp, Johan EH Pruijs, Rob HJM Gooskens and Tom PVM de Jong

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S5

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Spinal dysraphism associated with OEIS complex: aspects of diagnosis and treatment

Authors: Cora Städtler, Reinhold Cremer, Maximilian W Kellner and Thomas M Boemers

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S6

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Augmentation colocystoplasty and incontinence surgery in patients with spina bifida – our ongoing experience

Authors: Prashanth Kumar, Anant Bangar, Janani Krishnan and Santosh Karmarkar

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S7

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Management of neurogenic bladder in myelodysplasia patients: experience at our center

Authors: Sangram Singh, Milind Joshi and Vigya Chourishi

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S8

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Spina bifida occulta in children: presentation and outcome

Authors: Margareta Dahl and Gunnar Ahlsten

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S9

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Desmopressin in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis in patients with spina bifida

Authors: Pieter Dik, Paul W Veenboer and Tom PVM de Jong

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S10

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Evaluation of prenatal diagnosis of isolated ventriculomegaly

Authors: Mami Yamasaki, Masahiro Nonaka, Yohei Bamba, Chika Teramoto and Rituko Pooh

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S11

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Direct control of CSF pulsatility and its effect on CBF: initial findings using a novel method and device

Authors: Stephen Dombrowski, Jun Yang, Serge El Khoury, Natalie Krajcir and Mark Luciano

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S12

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Iatrogenic complications following shunting the subarachnoid space in infancy

Authors: Douglas Cochrane, Ryan Janicki, Keith Aronyk, Jeff Pugh, Paul Steinbok and Ash Singhal

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S13

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt after previous endoscopic third ventriculostomy: does ETV improve shunt survival?

Authors: Ash Singhal, Tia Liu, Doug Cochrane and Paul Steinbok

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S14

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Multiple surgeries in paediatric patients with myelomeningocele. Can we define quantitative and qualitative evolution patterns according to the level of spinal lesion?

Authors: Eulália Calado, Humberto Marreiros and Clara Loff

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S15

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Congenital myelomeningocele – do we have to change our management?

Authors: Steffi Mayer, Margit Weißer, Holger Till, Gerd Gräfe and Christian Geyer

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S16

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Is it possible to use specific IgE to single latex allergens to discriminate between spina patients with natural rubber latex allergy and sensitization?

Authors: Reinhold Cremer, Hans-Peter Rihs, Angela Gaspar, Graca Pires and Monika Raulf-Heimsoth

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S17

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Does fetal endoscopic closure of the myelomeningocele prevent loss of neurologic function in spina bifida aperta?

Authors: Renate Verbeek, Axel Heep, Natasha Maurits, Reinhold Cremer, Oebele Brouwer, Johannes van der Hoeven and Deborah Sival

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S18

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Neuroependymal denudation is still in progress in full-term human fetal spina bifida aperta

Authors: Deborah Sival, Montserrat Guerra, Wilfred den Dunnen, Frederico Bátiz, Genaro Alvial and Esteban Rodríguez

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S19

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Submicroscopic chromosome abnormalities associated with spina bifida (myelomeningocele)

Authors: Dan Doherty, Karen D Tsuchiya, Heather C Mefford and David B Shurtleff

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S20

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Dysfunction of the antisiphon device, SiphonGuard, due to rupture of the shell

Authors: Kai Arnell and Pelle Nilsson

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S21

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Secondary conditions in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with spina bifida (SB) in Four US Programs

Authors: Timothy J Brei, Kathleen J Sawin, Constance Buran, Thomas Webb, Susan E Cashin and Amy Heffelfinger

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S22

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Functional results in young adults with spina bifida. A comparative study among two therapeutic periods

Authors: Susana Rodriguez, Esther Pages, Ampar Cuxart, Jordi Iborra, Mar Melendez and Judith Sanchez-Raya

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S23

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Testing a model of adaptation in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with spina bifida (SB)

Authors: Kathleen J Sawin, Timothy J Brei, Amy Heffelfinger, Susan E Cashin, Thomas S Webb and Constance F Buran

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S24

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Knowledge on and intake of Folic acid supplementation in pregnant women in Denmark

Authors: Mikkel Mylius Rasmussen, Dorte Clemmensen and Claus Mosdal

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S25

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Measuring health outcome in young adults with spina bifida

Authors: Susana Rodriguez, Esther Pages, Ampar Cuxart, Mar Melendez, Jordi Iborra and Judith Sanchez-Raya

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S26

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Evaluating functional and health outcomes for patients with spina bifida 5 and 10 years post-transition into adult care

Authors: Irene Chan, Elysia Adams, Beverly Irwin, Paul Thiessen and Bonnie Sawatzky

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S27

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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A Comparison of parenting stress between mothers of children with spina bifida and able bodied controls

Authors: Lai Choo Ong, Nazli AR Norshireen and Vijayalakshmi Chandran

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S28

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Long-term effects of arterial hypertension on the choroid plexus, blood to cerebrospinal fluid barrier and CSF proteins and their involved in certain types of dementia

Authors: Agustin Castañeyra-Perdomo, Ibrahim Gonzalez-Marrero, Rafael Castro, Agustin Castañeyra-Ruiz, Hector de Paz-Camona, Leandro Castañeyra-Ruiz, Juan M Gonzalez-Toledo and Emilia M Carmona-Calero

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S29

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Augurin production in the mammalian choroid plexus: Implications for CSF and hydrocephalus

Authors: Sonia Podvin, Xitong Dang, Stuart Knowling, Ana Maria Gonzalez, Miles Miller, Edward Stopa, Conrad Johanson, Raul Coimbra, Brian Eliceiri and Andrew Baird

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S30

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Expression of aquaporins in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Authors: Sic L Chan, Meenu Madan, Srinu Chigurupati and Jogi V Pattisapu

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S31

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ECRG-4 expression in normal and neoplastic choroid plexus

Authors: John E Donahue, Miles C Miller, Virginia Breese, Sonia Podvin, Brian Eliceiri, Cynthia L Jackson, Conrad E Johanson, Edward G Stopa, Ana Maria Gonzalez and Andrew Baird

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S32

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Acetazolamide affects Aquaporin 1 expression of cultured choroid plexus cells

Authors: Jogi V Pattisapu, Pouya Ameli, Meenu Madan, Amin Yu, Srinu Chigurupathi and Sic L Chan

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S33

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Prenatal cerebrospinal fluid modulate differentiation and proliferation of rat pheochoromocytoma PC12 cells

Authors: Mohammad Nabiuni, Javad Rasouli, Kazem Parivar and Homa Mohseni Kochesfhani

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S34

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The effect of decompressive craniectomy on CSF pulsatility in experimental communicating hydrocephalus

Authors: Mark E Wagshul, Shams Rashid, James P McAllister II and Martin U Schuhmann

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S35

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HASTE MRI in the assessment of children with hydrocephalus

Authors: Samuel R Browd, Brent R O’Neill, Sumit Pruthi, Harmanjeet Bains, Ryan Robison, Keiko Weir, Jeff Ojemann, Anthony Avellino and Richard Ellenbogen

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S36

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Brain biomechanics during acute obstructive hydrocephalus in live rats

Authors: Alexander V Shulyakov, Richard Buist, Stefan S Cenkowski and Marc R Del Bigio

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S37

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Comparison of mild and severe forms of hydrocephalus using diffusion tensor imaging in neonatal rats

Authors: Weihong Yuan, James P McAllister, Kelley Deren and Francesco Mangano

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S38

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Definition and classification of hydrocephalus

Authors: Harold L Rekate

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S39

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Are adjustable valves effective in all ages of patient? Data from the UK Shunt Registry

Authors: Hugh Richards, Helen Seeley and John Pickard

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S40

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Do bactisealventriculostomy catheters have a low rate of ventriculitis and catheter colonization in clinical practice?

Authors: Roger Strachan, Himanshu Shekhar, Shuhaib Dambatta and Pratipal Kalsi

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S41

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Complications and management of ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts, a case report

Authors: David L Nash and Kevin Schmidt

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S42

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A retrospective study of infections after primary VP shunt placement in the newborn with Myelomeningocele without prophylactic antibiotics

Authors: Dorte Clemmensen, Mikkel Mylius Rasmussen and Claus Mosdal

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S43

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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The use of ASET (Anti Staph Epidermidis Titre) in the diagnosis of ventriculo-atrial shunt infection

Authors: Jacqueline Reaper, Sally Ann Collins, John McMullan and Roger Bayston

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S44

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A simple method to reduce infection of ventriculoperitoneal shunts

Authors: Tausif Rehman, Atiq-ur Rehman, Hassaan Bashir and Vikas Gupta

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S45

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The development of an antimicrobial EVD catheter to protect against multi-resistant hospital “superbugs”

Authors: Waheed Ashraf, Roger Bayston and Oxana Stevenson

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S46

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Immunohistochemical study of human embryonic brain choroid plexuses and Subcommissural Organ

Authors: Emilia M Carmona-Calero, Ibrahim González-Marrero, Juan M González-Toledo, Agustín Castañeyra-Ruiz, Leandro Castañeyra-Ruiz, Héctor de Paz-Carmona, Isabel Hernández-Garde and Agustín Castañeyra-Perdomo

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S47

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 15 December 2010
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Alterations in choroid plexus gene expression in Alzheimer’s disease provide inferences for CSF composition and dynamics

Authors: Miles C Miller, Edward G Stopa, Elena V Nikonova, Keith Q Tanis, Alexei A Podtelezhnikov, Eva M Finney, David J Stone, Luiz M Camargo, Lisan Parker, Ajay Verma, Andrew Baird, John E Donahue, Ana Maria Gonzalez, Brian Eliceiri, Gerald D Silverberg, Petra M Klinge…

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S48

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Ventricular lavage for post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus

Authors: Ian Pople and Andrew Whitelaw

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S49

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Manic episode after treatment with ventriculoperitoneal shunting due to obstructive hydrocephalus with corpus callosal signal changes: a case report

Authors: Liberto Brage-Martin, Agustin Castañeyra-Perdomo, Juan C Ribas-Neijerk, Mario García-Conde, Pablo Febles-Garcia, Mario Spreafico-Guerrero, Luis Pérez-Orribo, Rebeca Pérez-Alfayate, Emilia M Carmona-Calero and Victor García-Marín

Citation: Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2010 7(Suppl 1):S50

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54th 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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