Hydrocephalus: Selected Papers from the International Workshop in Crete, 2010

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Fifth International Hydrocephalus Workshop, Crete, Greece, May 20–23, 2010: Themes and Highlights....Pages 1-7
Modeling of CSF Dynamics: Legacy of Professor Anthony Marmarou....Pages 9-14
Ethical Considerations in Hydrocephalus Research That Involves Children and Adults....Pages 15-19
Conservative Versus Surgical Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial: Study Protocol....Pages 21-23
Ten Years of Clinical Experience in the Use of Fixed-Pressure Versus Programmable Valves: A Retrospective Study of 159 Patients....Pages 25-28
Changes of Fractional Anisotropy and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus....Pages 29-32
Virchow-Robin Spaces in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Surrogate Imaging Marker for Coexisting Microvascular Disease?....Pages 33-37
Quantification of Normal CSF Flow Through the Aqueduct Using PC-Cine MRI at 3T....Pages 39-42
Correlation Between Tap Test and CSF Aqueductal Stroke Volume in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus....Pages 43-46
Overview of the CSF Dual Outflow System....Pages 47-50
Hydrocephalus and Aquaporins: The Role of Aquaporin-1....Pages 51-54
Hydrocephalus and Aquaporins: The Role of Aquaporin-4....Pages 55-58
Effect of Acetazolamide on Aquaporin-1 and Fluid Flow in Cultured Choroid Plexus....Pages 59-64
Physical Phantom of Craniospinal Hydrodynamics....Pages 65-69
Programmable Shunt Assistant Tested in Cambridge Shunt Evaluation Laboratory....Pages 71-76
Simulation of Existing and Future Electromechanical Shunt Valves in Combination with a Model for Brain Fluid Dynamics....Pages 77-81
Examination of Deposits in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Valves Using Scanning Electron Microscopy....Pages 83-85
Microstructural Alterations of Silicone Catheters in an Animal Experiment: Histopathology and SEM Findings....Pages 87-90
Expression Analysis of High Mobility Group Box-1 Protein (HMGB-1) in the Cerebral Cortex, Hippocampus, and Cerebellum of the Congenital Hydrocephalus (H-Tx) Rat....Pages 91-96
Brain Localization of Leucine-Rich α2-Glycoprotein and Its Role....Pages 97-101
Role of Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid as Perfusate in Neuroendoscopic Surgery: A Basic Investigation....Pages 103-107
Subdural or Intraparenchymal Placement of Long-Term Telemetric Intracranial Pressure Measurement Devices?....Pages 109-113
Twelve-Year Hospital Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Hydrocephalus....Pages 115-117
What Is the Appropriate Shunt System for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?....Pages 119-121
Indications for Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus....Pages 123-127
Role of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Treatment of Selected Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus....Pages 129-133
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Obstructive Hydrocephalus: Surgical Technique and Pitfalls....Pages 135-139
Benign Cerebral Aqueductal Stenosis in an Adult....Pages 141-142
Efficacy and Versatility of the 2-Micron Continuous Wave Laser in Neuroendoscopic Procedures....Pages 143-147
Complications of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: A Systematic Review....Pages 149-153
Syndrome of Inappropriately Low-Pressure Acute Hydrocephalus (SILPAH)....Pages 155-159
Lhermitte–Duclos Disease Presenting with Hydrocephalus....Pages 161-165
Atypical Meningioma in the Posterior Fossa Associated with Colpocephaly and Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum....Pages 167-171
Management of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants with Low Birth Weight....Pages 173-175
Pathophysiology of Brainstem Lesions Due to Overdrainage....Pages 177-180
Dynamics of Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow in Slit Ventricle Syndrome....Pages 181-186
Quality and Safety of Home ICP Monitoring Compared with In-Hospital Monitoring....Pages 187-191
Back Matter....Pages 193-198