Controlled removal of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by serial tapping of ventricular reservoir, such as the McComb reservoir, is an effective way to decompress the ventricular system in preterm infants ...

Approximately 400,000 cases of infantile and childhood hydrocephalus occur worldwide annually. 1 For most affected patients, treatment is inadequate because of limited access to care. Left untreated, ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts are implantable devices inserted by neurosurgeons to treat hydrocephalus. Shunt insertion and revision are the operations most commonly performed by pediatric ...

The first critical step in neurologic diagnosis is neuroanatomic localization of the lesion. Of importance in description of the neurologic examination is whether there are signs of elevated ...

A 45 year-old man presented with gait difficulty and falling. He had a severe head injury ten years earlier. Communicating Hydrocephalus: (Left) Flair axial MRI; (Middle and Right) T1-weighted coronal ...