Global hydrocephalus epidemiology and incidence: systematic review and meta-analysis

MC Dewan, A Rattani, R Mekary, LJ Glancz… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Hydrocephalus is one of the most common brain disorders, yet a reliable
assessment of the global burden of disease is lacking. The authors sought a reliable …

Hydrocephalus in children

KT Kahle, AV Kulkarni, DD Limbrick, BC Warf - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Hydrocephalus is a common disorder of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) physiology resulting in
abnormal expansion of the cerebral ventricles. Infants commonly present with progressive …

Inflammation in acquired hydrocephalus: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets

JK Karimy, BC Reeves, E Damisah, PQ Duy… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Hydrocephalus is the most common neurosurgical disorder worldwide and is characterized
by enlargement of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled brain ventricles resulting from failed …

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus

AV Kulkarni, JM Drake, CL Mallucci, S Sgouros… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To develop a model to predict the probability of endoscopic third
ventriculostomy (ETV) success in the treatment for hydrocephalus on the basis of a child's …

Concentric tube robot design and optimization based on task and anatomical constraints

C Bergeles, AH Gosline, NV Vasilyev… - IEEE Transactions …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Concentric tube robots are catheter-sized continuum robots that are well suited for minimally
invasive surgery inside confined body cavities. These robots are constructed from sets of …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic treatment versus shunting for infant hydrocephalus in Uganda

AV Kulkarni, SJ Schiff… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Postinfectious hydrocephalus in infants is a major health problem in sub-
Saharan Africa. The conventional treatment is ventriculoperitoneal shunting, but surgeons …

Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone and combined with choroid plexus cauterization in infants younger than 1 year of age: a prospective study in …

BC Warf - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2005 - thejns.org
Object The aim of this prospective study was to determine whether, and in which patients,
the outcome for bilateral choroid plexus cauterization (CPC) in combination with endoscopic …

Economic burden of neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa

SL Ranjeva, BC Warf, SJ Schiff - BMJ global health, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Background and significance The third Sustainable Development Goal for child health,
which aims to end preventable deaths of newborns and children less than 5 years of age by …

Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment for infant hydrocephalus: a prospective North American series

SSD Stone, BC Warf - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2014 - thejns.org
Object Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization
(ETV/CPC) enhances the likelihood of shunt freedom over ETV alone, and thus avoidance of …

Paediatric hydrocephalus

KT Kahle, PM Klinge, JE Koschnitzky… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Hydrocephalus is classically considered as a failure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
homeostasis that results in the active expansion of the cerebral ventricles. Infants with …