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Possible role of the cavernous sinus veins in cerebrospinal fluid absorption

The purpose of this investigation was to enhance our understanding of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption pathways. To achieve this, Microfil (a coloured silastic material) was infused into the subarachnoid s...

Authors: Miles Johnston, Dianna Armstrong and Lena Koh

Laboratory study on "intracranial hypotension" created by pumping the chamber of a hydrocephalus shunt

It has been reported that pumping a shunt in situ may precipitate a proximal occlusion, and/or lead to ventricular over-drainage, particularly in the context of small ventricles. In the laboratory we measured the...

Authors: Adam Bromby, Zofia Czosnyka, David Allin, Hugh K Richards, John D Pickard and Marek Czosnyka

Thompson EJ: Proteins of the Cerebrospinal Fluid. Elsevier Academic Press, New York.

This book on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins is primarily focused on immunoglobulins. The book was written as an extension of a meeting on multiple sclerosis to provide a more extensive consideration of the...

Authors: James R Connor

Risk factors for pressure sores in adult patients with myelomeningocele – a questionnaire-based study

Myelomeningocele (MMC) is a part of a complex neural tube defect and a disorder of the cerebrospinal fluid system. Pressure sores are a frequent complication for patients with MMC. Little is known about the ri...

Authors: Pål-Erik Plaum, Gunnar Riemer and Kathrine Frey Frøslie

Dopamine β-hydroxylase and p73 expression during aging and ventricular dilation in the cerebrospinal fluid and circumventricular organs of SHR rats

Authors: Emilia Ma Carmona-Calero, Ibrahim Gonzalez-Marrero, Paloma Fernández-Rodríguez, Herminia Perez-Gonzalez, Juan M Gonzalez-Toledo, Leandro Castañeyra-Ruiz, Agustin Castañeyra-Ruiz, Juan M Troyano, Dionisio M Garcia and Agustín Castañeyra-Perdomo

Adult onset familial normal pressure hydrocephalus? Neuropsychological profile of monozygotic twins

Authors: Alexandra Forman, Patrick Vesey and Nin Bajaj

Adjustability of shunt-valves – luxury, progress or necessity?

Authors: Christian Sprung and Hans-Georg Schlosser

Do antibiotic-impregnated shunt catheters reduce shunt infection? Data from the UK Shunt Registry

Authors: Hugh Richards, Helen Seeley and John Pickard

Cerebrospinal fluid homocysteine and hydrodynamics in chronic hydrocephalus

Authors: EA Schmidt, E Caussé, T Voisin, B Vellas, R Salvayre, M Czosnyka and M Trémoulet

Analysis of twenty-four "failures" of Bactiseal™ antimicrobial shunts reported to FDA

Authors: Roger Bayston

A serendipitous diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyposis. What next?

Authors: Emma Sidebotham, Rang Shawis, Chris Taylor, Tan K Chan and Ewan Mackinnon

Temporary subcutaneous peritoneal shunts for the treatment of cerebrospinal fluid fistulas following operations on the spine for congenital anomalies

Authors: Richard Postlethwait and Hector James

Best clinical indicators predictive of blocked ventriculoperitoneal/ventriculoatrial shunts in adults

Authors: Anthony Ghosh and Eric Ballantyne

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

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

Prenatal diagnosis of L1CAM gene mutations in X-linked hydrocephalus

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

Comparison of prenatal and postnatal MRI findings in the evaluation of intrauterine CNS anomalies

Authors: A Papadias, S Chapman and S Sgouros

Epidemiologic evidence linking ABO and Rh blood groups in the mother with neural tube defect lesion level in the child

Authors: Thomas Farley

Front decompression of sacrum nerve for treatment of congenital spina bifida with meningocele and neural herniation

Authors: Weiguang Zhang and Hongxia Zhang

Laparoscopical abdominal shunt revisions in children

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

Predictors of employment in people with open spina bifida at the mean age of 35 years

Authors: Pippa Oakeshott and Gillian M Hunt

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

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

48 shunt catheters impregnated with antibiotics a critical comment on the status of evaluation

Authors: KA Zweckberger, KA Unterberg and A Aschoff

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

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

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

Goal setting in CIC training for children with spina bifida

Authors: Katarina Allbrink Oscarson and Ann-Christin Eliasson

Long-term outcome in childhood hydrocephalus: a comparison of child and parental perceptions of health outcome

Authors: Abhaya V Kulkarni and Iffat Shams

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

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

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

The role of bladder neck repairs in the management of urinary incontinence in spina bifida patients

Authors: Santosh Karmarkar and Madhavi Thakur

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

Outcome for fetuses with a diagnosis of myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus and Brain Anomalies

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

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

Selective ependymal denudation and expansion of lateral ventricles of H-Tx rats appear as interrelated phenomena

Authors: Alexander R Ortloff and Esteban M Rodríguez

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

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

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

Human arachnoid granulation probability of occurrence and surface area quantification

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

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

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

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

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

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

In-vivo assessment of shunts inserted for the treatment of hydrocephalus

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

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

In-vitro tests of 123 adjustable valves (10 designs)

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

Controversies about the adjustment of gravitational valves in respect to a new device

Authors: Christoph Miethke, Christian Sprung and Michael Kiefer