Volume 7 Supplement 1

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

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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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Content type: Introduction

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

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

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

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Biochemistry and genetics of folate metabolism

Authors: Rima Rozen

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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