Association Between Altered White Matter Networks and Post Operative Ventricle Volume in Shunt-Treated Pediatric Hydrocephalus
CONCLUSIONS: This cross-sectional study in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus and healthy controls demonstrated using whole-brain probabilistic tractography that there are various networks with dysregulated white matter integrity in hydrocephalus patients relative to controls. These dysregulated networks have tracts connecting structures throughout the brain, and the regions were predominately located centrally and posteriorly. Post-operative ventricle volume did not predict the white matter integrity of many tracts. Future studies with larger sample sizes are needed to further understand these results.PMID:38103800 | D...
Source: Brain Research Bulletin - December 16, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Renee-Marie Ragguett Roy Eagleson Sandrine de Ribaupierre Source Type: research
Association Between Altered White Matter Networks and Post Operative Ventricle Volume in Shunt-Treated Pediatric Hydrocephalus
CONCLUSIONS: This cross-sectional study in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus and healthy controls demonstrated using whole-brain probabilistic tractography that there are various networks with dysregulated white matter integrity in hydrocephalus patients relative to controls. These dysregulated networks have tracts connecting structures throughout the brain, and the regions were predominately located centrally and posteriorly. Post-operative ventricle volume did not predict the white matter integrity of many tracts. Future studies with larger sample sizes are needed to further understand these results.PMID:38103800 | D...
Source: Brain Research - December 16, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Renee-Marie Ragguett Roy Eagleson Sandrine de Ribaupierre Source Type: research
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage and chronic hydrocephalus in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients with intraventricular hemorrhage
ConclusionThe presence of IVH increases the risk of chronic hydrocephalus in patients with aSAH, and postoperative cerebrospinal fluid drainage appears to reduce this risk. The specific effects of lumbar puncture drainage and ventricular drainage on the incidence of chronic hydrocephalus require further investigation. (Source: Frontiers in Neurology)
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - December 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Causes of death among people with myelomeningocele: A multi-institutional 47-year retrospective study
CONCLUSION: COD varied by shunt status. Leading MOD were infectious. Urology-related deaths (10%) were independent of shunt status; 26% of COD were unknown. Life-long multidisciplinary care and accurate mortality documentation are needed.PMID:38073338 | DOI:10.3233/PRM-220086 (Source: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine - December 11, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Konrad M Szymanski Cyrus M Adams Mohammad Y Alkawaldeh Paul F Austin Robin M Bowman Heidi Castillo Jonathan Castillo David I Chu Carlos R Estrada Michele Fascelli Dominic C Frimberger Patricio C Gargollo Dawud G Hamdan Sarah L Hecht Betsy Hopson Douglas A Source Type: research
