Background Hydrocephalus is a debilitating disorder, affecting all age groups. Evaluation of
its global epidemiology is required for healthcare planning and resource allocation …

Hydrocephalus is the most common neurosurgical disorder worldwide and is characterized
by enlargement of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled brain ventricles resulting from failed …

OBJECTIVE Worldwide disparities in the provision of surgical care result in otherwise
preventable disability and death. There is a growing need to quantify the global burden of …

Background Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus is one of the
commonest neurosurgical procedures worldwide. Infection of the implanted shunt affects up …

The choroid plexus is situated at an anatomically and functionally important interface within
the ventricles of the brain, forming the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier that separates the …

Hydrocephalus is classically considered as a failure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
homeostasis that results in the active expansion of the cerebral ventricles. Infants with …

Mohamed El-Dib, MD1, David D. Limbrick, Jr, MD, PhD2, Terrie Inder, MBCHB, MD1,
Andrew Whitelaw, MD3, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, MD, PhD4, Benjamin Warf, MD5, Joseph J …

Objective Craniosynostosis leads to craniofacial deformity and may result in raised
intracranial pressure, neurocognitive deficits, and psychosocial issues if left untreated. The …

Macrophages reside within the diverse anatomical compartments of the central nervous
system (CNS). Within each compartment, these phagocytes are exposed to unique …

Purpose To describe the construction and testing of a portable point‐of‐care low‐field MRI
system on site in Africa. Methods All of the components to assemble a 50 mT Halbach …