Hydrocephalus treatment in patients with craniosynostosis: an analysis from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network prospective registry

CONCLUSIONS: This is the largest prospective study reported on children with craniosynostosis and hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus in children with craniosynostosis most commonly occurs in syndromic patients and multisuture fusion. It is treated at varying ages; however, most patients undergo surgery for craniosynostosis prior to hydrocephalus treatment. While VPS treatment is performed more frequently, VPS and ETV are both reasonable options, with decreasing revision rates with increasing age, for the treatment of hydrocephalus associated with craniosynostosis.PMID:33794488 | DOI:10.3171/2021.1.FOCUS20979

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - April 1, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Christopher M Bonfield Chevis N Shannon Ron W Reeder Samuel Browd James Drake Jason S Hauptman Abhaya V Kulkarni David D Limbrick Patrick J McDonald Robert Naftel Ian F Pollack Jay Riva-Cambrin Curtis Rozzelle Mandeep S Tamber William E Whitehead John R W Source Type: research