Annual Review of Hydrocephalus: Volume 8 1990

Front Matter....Pages N1-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Silastic-Induced Canine Hydrocephalus....Pages 3-4
Age-dependent Changes of Cerebral Ventricular Size, Part I: Review of intracranial fluid collections....Pages 4-5
Porencephaly and Hydranencephaly: A neuropathological study of four autopsy cases....Pages 5-6
Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Neuronal Maturation in Untreated Fetal Hydrocephalus....Pages 7-8
Quantitative Fatty Acid Composition of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Hydrocephalic Children with Remarkable Ventricular Dilatation....Pages 9-10
Effects of Hydrocephalus and Surgical Decompression on Cortical Norepinephrine Levels in Neonatal Cats....Pages 10-11
A Technique for Placing Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in a Neonatal Model of Hydrocephalus....Pages 11-12
Prenatal CSF Shunt Procedure for Fetal Hydrocephalus: Animal experimental model....Pages 13-14
Therapeutic Criteria in Hydrocephalic Children....Pages 14-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Hydrocephalus-Induced Changes in the Composition of Cerebrospinal Fluid....Pages 19-19
The Importance of “Accessory” Outflow Pathways in Hydrocephalus after Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 20-21
Measurement of the CSF Velocity Using Cine-mode MRI....Pages 21-22
MRI of CSF Flow in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus....Pages 22-24
Regional Cerebral Blood Flow after V-P Shunt in Hydrocephalic Children....Pages 24-25
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and Nett Cerebral Mean Transit Time in Childhood Hydrocephalus....Pages 25-26
Cerebral Hemodynamics and Functional Prognosis in Hydrocephalus....Pages 27-28
Pulse Amplitude and Volume-pressure Relationships in Experimental Hydrocephalus....Pages 29-29
A Case with Chronic Renal Hemodialysis and Intracranial Hypertension: A study on CSF dynamics....Pages 30-32
The Role of Cerebrospinal Compensatory Parameters in the Estimation of Implanted Shunt System in Patients with Communicating Hydrocephalus: Preliminary report....Pages 33-34
The Use of Intraventricular Resorption Test (IVT) in the Management of Hydrocephalic Children....Pages 34-35
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Relationship Between Compliance and Resistance to Outflow of CSF in Adult Hydrocephalus....Pages 36-36
Progressive Unilateral Hydrocephalus in Adults....Pages 37-37
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Identical Twins with Idiopathic External Hydrocephalus....Pages 41-41
Association of von Recklinghausen’s Neurofibromatosis and Aqueduct Stenosis....Pages 42-42
An Apparently New Autosomal Recessive Syndrome with Facial Dysmorphism, Macrocephaly, Myopia and Dandy-Walker Malformation....Pages 43-44
Cerebral Ventricular Enlargement Relates to Neuropsychological Measures in Unselected AIDS Patients....Pages 44-45
Bobble-head Doll Syndrome Associated with the III Ventricular Cyst: Three cases in children 7 years after CVP or CVA shunting....Pages 45-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
MR-Gated Intracranial CSF Dynamics: Evaluation of CSF pulsatile flow....Pages 49-50
Variation of Lateral Ventricular Volume During the Cardiac Cycle Observed by MR Imaging....Pages 50-51
MRI as the Primary Diagnostic Instrument in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?....Pages 51-52
Antenatal Detection of Congenital Malformations by Routine Ultrasonography....Pages 53-54
Pre-natal Intracranial Haemorrhage....Pages 54-55
Morphological Evaluation of Fetus CNS and Its Related Anomalies: The advantages and limitations of prenatal diagnosis by means of MRI·US·CT....Pages 55-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Lumboperitoneal Shunt for the Treatment of Postoperative Persistent Collection of Subcutaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid (Pseudomeningocele)....Pages 61-62
Percutaneous Insertion of CSF Ventriculoatrial Shunts: A new technique—Technical note....Pages 62-63
A New, Curved Catheter for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting: Technical note....Pages 63-64
The Shunt Flow in Programmable Pressure Valve....Pages 64-65
Scintigraphic Study of CSF Shunts’ Patency....Pages 65-66
Thermosensitive Determination of Patency in Lumboperitoneal Shunts: Technical note....Pages 67-68
Isotope Transport Studies and Shunt Pressure Measurements as a Guide to Shunt Function....Pages 69-70
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Analysis of CSF Flow Through LP Shunt During Change of Posture....Pages 70-71
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Flow measurements with MR imaging....Pages 71-72
MR Visualization of CSF Flow Through a Ventriculo-cisternostomy....Pages 73-73
Hydrocephalus in Premature Infants: Characteristics and therapeutic problems....Pages 74-75
Reversible Porencephaly Associated with Shunt Malfunction....Pages 76-76
Low Pressure Hydrocephalus after Shunt Revision: Postrevisional low pressure hydrocephalus....Pages 77-77
The Incidence and Management of the Slit Ventricle Syndrome....Pages 78-78
The Complication of Ascites in Hydrocephalus....Pages 78-79
Craniofacial Morphology in Untreated and Shunt-treated Hydrocephalic Children....Pages 80-80
New Clinical Phase in Intrauterine Diagnosis and Therapeutic Modalities of CNS Anomalies....Pages 81-83
Hydrocephalus: Antenatal detection and neonatal neurosurgical management....Pages 83-84
Antenatal Detection of Developing Nervous System Abnormalities and Perinatal Surgical Management....Pages 84-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Age-Related Changes of Cerebral Ventricular Size. Part II: Normalization of ventricular size following shunting....Pages 89-89
The Changing Panorama of Infantile Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Palsy Over Forty Years: A Swedish survey....Pages 90-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Evaluation of Adverse Criteria for Spina Bifida Cystica from a Prognostic Point of View....Pages 93-94
Long-term Follow-up Results of Infants with Myelomeningocele....Pages 94-95
Symptomatic Chiari Malformation Associated with Cranium Bifidum....Pages 95-96
Coexistence of Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Down’s Syndrome....Pages 96-96
A Case of Holoprosencephaly Associated with Dandy-Walker Cyst: A long-term follow-up....Pages 97-97
Holoprosencephaly Associated with Dandy-Walker Syndrome: Report of two autopsy cases....Pages 98-98
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
A Case of Holoprosencephaly with a Large Parietal Meningocele-like Cyst....Pages 99-100
Holoprosencephaly, Ear Abnormalities, Congenital Heart Defect, and Microphallus in a Patient with 11q- Mosaicism....Pages 100-101
Congenital Unilateral Hydrocephalus....Pages 101-102
Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Identical Twins....Pages 103-103
Hydrocephalus in Achondroplasia: The possible role of intracranial venous hypertension....Pages 104-104
Hydrocephalus in Crouzon’s Syndrome....Pages 105-106
Cloverleaf Skull Syndrome with Occipital Bone Cristae....Pages 106-107
MR Imaging of Aqueductal Stenosis Due to Tectal Region Tumors....Pages 108-109
A Case of Primary Malignant Lymphoma of the Brain Associated with Acute Hydrocephalus....Pages 109-109
Management of Posthaemorrhagic Hydrocephalus with a Subcutaneous Ventricular Catheter Reservoir in Premature Infants....Pages 110-110
Factors Associated with Hydrocephalus after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A report of the cooperative aneurysm study....Pages 111-112
Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure in Pyogenic Meningitis....Pages 112-113
Risk Factors for the Syndrome of Ventricular Enlargement with Gait Apraxia (Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus): A case-control study....Pages 114-115
Transcranial Doppler Sonographic Identification of a Subgroup of Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus with Coexistent Vascular Disease and Treatment Failure....Pages 115-116
Hemodynamic and Metabolic Studies of Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Using Positron Emission Tomography....Pages 116-117
Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 118-119
Computed Tomography of the Brain in the Diagnosis of and Prognosis in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus....Pages 119-120
Ultrastructure of the Human Posttraumatic Syrinx....Pages 120-121
Hydrodynamic Study of Syringomyelia by MRI and Intraoperative Ultrasonography....Pages 121-122
Syringomyelia Extending to the Basal Ganglia: Case report....Pages 123-123
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Multicystic Syringomyelia Treated with a Single, Non-valved Syringoperitoneal Shunt: Fast and near-complete MRI normalization....Pages 124-125
Cordectomy for Syringobulbo-Myelia with Sleep Apnea Secondary to a Spinal Extramedullary Tumor: Case report....Pages 125-126
Treatment of Syringomyelia on the Basis of Pathophysiological Changes in the Underlying Diseases....Pages 127-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Legal Aspects of Obstetrical Ultrasound....Pages 131-131
Ultrasound and the Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies: A medicolegal perspective....Pages 132-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Sacral Lipoma of the Filum Terminale with Dural Arteriovenous Fistula....Pages 137-138
On the Respiratory Distress in Meningomyelocele with Arnold-Chiari Malformation....Pages 138-140
Two Surgically Treated Neonatal Infants with Open Myelomeningocele and Associated Congenital Intrathoracic Cyst....Pages 140-141
MR Imaging Determination of the Location of the Normal Conus Medullaris Throughout Childhood....Pages 142-142
Diseases of the Spinal Canal in Children: Diagnosis with noncontrast CT scans....Pages 143-143
Comparison of Intracranial Pressure Between Spina Bifida Patients and Normal Subjects Using a Non-Invasive Pressure Assessment Technique....Pages 144-144
Closed Spinal Dysraphism: Analysis of clinical radiological, and surgical findings in 104 consecutive patients....Pages 145-146
Postoperative Follow-up Studies Using High Resolution Real-time Ultrasonography in Children with Overt and Occult Spinal Dysraphism....Pages 146-147
Thoracic and Lumbo-sacral Spinal Lipoma in an Infant....Pages 147-148
Terminal Myelocystocele Associated with Cloacal Exstrophy: Case report....Pages 149-149
Spina Bifida Associated with Subcutaneous Mass, Dural Ectasia and Thin Thoracic Spinal Cord....Pages 150-151
A Case of Diastematomyelia....Pages 151-152
Growth Hormone Treatment Accelerates Growth of Short Children with Neural Tube Defects....Pages 152-153
Back Matter....Pages 155-166