Altered dendritic spines are characteristic of traumatized or diseased brain. Two general
categories of spine pathology can be distinguished: pathologies of distribution and …

The medical literature concerning neuropathological changes caused by hydrocephalus is
reviewed. In both humans and experimental animals the ependyma suffers focal destruction …

In the context of spina bifida, hydrocephalus is usually caused by crowding of the posterior
fossa with obstruction to cerebrospinal fluid flow from the forth ventricle, and less often by …

Oxidative stress can contribute to many neurological disease processes. Because many
events known to involve oxidative stress (infection, hemorrhage, brain trauma) are …

Neonatal and congenital hydrocephalus are common problems in humans. Hydrocephalus
was induced in 1-day-old rats by injection of kaolin into the cisterna magna. At 7 and 21 …

Although hydrocephalus is a multifactorial disorder, the processes responsible for
neurologic impairment can be classified into primary and secondary mechanisms. Primary …

Object Treatment for hydrocephalus has not advanced appreciably since the advent of
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts more than 50 years ago. Many questions remain that …

Background The motor and cognitive deficits observed in hydrocephalus are thought to be
due to axonal damage within the periventricular white matter. This study was carried out to …

✓ Hydrocephalus was induced in rabbits by injection of silicone oil into the cisterna magna.
At 1 and 8 weeks postinjection the rabbits were either sacrificed or treated by cerebrospinal …

Hydrocephalus-induced damage is dependent on the rate and magnitude of ventricular
dilatation, the proximity to the ventricle, and the developmental stage at which the …