Annual Review of Hydrocephalus, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991 Volume 8 1990

Part of an annual series designed to keep neurosurgeons and researchers abreast of the latest developments in the neurosciences, this volume explores experimental techniques, pathophysiology, diagnostic procedures, individual forms of hydrocephalus and long-term results.

(1) Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Silastic-Induced Canine Hydrocephalus.- (2) Age-dependent Changes of Cerebral Ventricular Size. Part I: Review of intracranial fluid collections.- (3) Porencephaly and Hydranencephaly: A neuropathological study of four autopsy cases.- (4) Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Neuronal Maturation in Untreated Fetal Hydrocephalus.- (5) Quantitative Fatty Acid Composition of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Hydrocephalic Children with Remarkable Ventricular Dilatation.- (6) Effects of Hydrocephalus and Surgical Decompression on Cortical Norepinephrine Levels in Neonatal Cats.- (7) A Technique for Placing Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in a Neonatal Model of Hydrocephalus.- (8) Prenatal CSF Shunt Procedure for Fetal Hydrocephalus: Animal experimental model—Pressure dynamics of intrauterine hydrocephalus and Fetus Ventriculo-Mater Peritoneal Shunt (FV-MP shunt)—.- (9) Therapeutic Criteria in Hydrocephalic Children.- (1) Hydrocephalus-Induced Changes in the Composition of Cerebrospinal Fluid.- (2) The Importance of “Accessory” Outflow Pathways in Hydrocephalus after Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- (3) Measurement of the CSF Velocity Using Cine-mode MRI.- (4) MRI of CSF Flow in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.- (5) Regional Cerebral Blood Flow after V-P Shunt in Hydrocephalic Children.- (6) Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and Nett Cerebral Mean Transit Time in Childhood Hydrocephalus.- (7) Cerebral Hemodynamics and Functional Prognosis in Hydrocephalus.- (8) Pulse Amplitude and Volume-pressure Relationships in Experimental Hydrocephalus.- (9) A Case with Chronic Renal Hemodialysis and Intracranial Hypertension: A study on CSF dynamics.- (10) The Role of Cerebrospinal Compensatory Parameters in the Estimation of Implanted Shunt System in Patients with Communicating Hydrocephalus: Preliminary report.- (11) The Use of Intraventricular Resorption Test (IVT) in the Management of Hydrocephalic Children.- (12) Relationship Between Compliance and Resistance to Out-flow of CSF in Adult Hydrocephalus.- (13) Progressive Unilateral Hydrocephalus in Adults.- (1) Identical Twins with Idiopathic External Hydrocephalus.- (2) Association of von Recklinghausen’s Neurofibromatosis and Aqueduct Stenosis.- (3) An Apparently New Autosomal Recessive Syndrome with Facial Dysmorphism, Macrocephaly, Myopia and Dandy-Walker Malformation.- (4) Cerebral Ventricular Enlargement Relates to Neuropsychological Measures in Unselected AIDS Patients.- (5) Bobble-head Doll Syndrome Associated with the Iii Ventricular Cyst: Three cases in children 7 years after CVP or CVA shunting.- (1) MR-Gated Intracranial CSF Dynamics: Evaluation of CSF pulsatile flow.- (2) Variation of Lateral Ventricular Volume During the Cardiac Cycle Observed by MR Imaging.- (3) MRI as the Primary Diagnostic Instrument in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?.- (4) Antenatal Detection of Congenital Malformations by Routine Ultrasonography.- (5) Pre-natal Intracranial Haemorrhage.- (6) Morphological Evaluation of Fetus CNS and Its Related Anomalies: The advantages and limitations of prenatal diagnosis by means of MRI·US·CT.- (1) Lumboperitoneal Shunt for the Treatment of Postoperative Persistent Collection of Subcutaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid (Pseudomeningocele).- (2) Percutaneous Insertion of CSF Ventriculoatrial Shunts: A new technique—Technical note.- (3) A New, Curved Catheter for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting: Technical note.- (4) The Shunt Flow in Programmable Pressure Valve.- (5) Scintigraphic Study of CSF Shunts’ Patency.- (6) Thermosensitive Determination of Patency in Lumboperitoneal Shunts: Technical note.- (7) Isotope Transport Studies and Shunt Pressure Measurements as a Guide to Shunt Function.- (8) Analysis of CSF Flow Through LP Shunt During Change of Posture.- (9) Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Flow measurements with MR Imaging.- (10) MR Visualization of CSF Flow Through a Ventriculo-cisternostomy.- (11) Hydrocephalus in Premature Infants: Characteristics and therapeutic problems.- (12) Reversible Porencephaly Associated with Shunt Malfunction.- (13) Low Pressure Hydrocephalus after Shunt Revision: Postrevisional low pressure hydrocephalus.- (14) The Incidence and Management of the Slit Ventricle Syndrome.- (15) The Complication of Ascites in Hydrocephalus.- (16) Craniofacial Morphology in Untreated and Shunt-treated Hydrocephalic Children.- (17) New Clinical Phase in Intrauterine Diagnosis and Therapeutic Modalities of CNS Anomalies.- (18) Hydrocephalus: Antenatal detection and neonatal neurosurgical management.- (19) Antenatal Detection of Developing Nervous System Abnormalities and Perinatal Surgical Management.- (1) Age-Related Changes of Cerebral Ventricular Size. Part II: Normalization of ventricular size following shunting.- (2) The Changing Panorama of Infantile Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Palsy Over Forty Years: A Swedish survey.- (1) Evaluation of Adverse Criteria for Spina Bifida Cystica from a Prognostic Point of View.- (2) Long-term Follow-up Results of Infants with Myelomeningocele.- (3) Symptomatic Chiari Malformation Associated with Cranium Bifidum.- (4) Coexistence of Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Down’s Syndrome.- (5) A Case of Holoprosencephaly Associated with Dandy-Walker Cyst: A long-term follow-up.- (6) Holoprosencephaly Associated with Dandy-Walker Syndrome: Report of two autopsy cases.- (7) A Case of Holoprosencephaly with a Large Parietal Meningocele-like Cyst.- (8) Holoprosencephaly, Ear Abnormalities, Congenital Heart Defect, and Microphallus in a Patient with 11q-Mosaicism.- (9) Congenital Unilateral Hydrocephalus.- (10) Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Identical Twins.- (11) Hydrocephalus in Achondroplasia: The possible role of intracranial venous hypertension.- (12) Hydrocephalus in Crouzon’s Syndrome.- (13) Cloverleaf Skull Syndrome with Occipital Bone Cristae.- (14) MR Imaging of Aqueductal Stenosis Due to Tectal Region Tumors.- (15) A Case of Primary Malignant Lymphoma of the Brain Associated with Acute Hydrocephalus.- (16) Management of Posthaemorrhagic Hydrocephalus with a Subcutaneous Ventricular Catheter Reservoir in Premature Infants.- (17) Factors Associated with Hydrocephalus after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A report of the cooperative aneurysm study.- (18) Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure in Pyrogenic Meningitis.- (19) Risk Factors for the Syndrome of Ventricular Enlargement with Gait Apraxia (Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus): A case-control study.- (20) Transcranial Doppler Sonographic Identification of a Subgroup of Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus with Coexistent Vascular Disease and Treatment Failure.- (21) Hemodynamic and Metabolic Studies of Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Using Positron Emission Tomography.- (22) Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- (23) Computed Tomography of the Brain in the Diagnosis of and Prognosis in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.- (24) Ultrastructure of the Human Posttraumatic Syrinx.- (25) Hydrodynamic Study of Syringomyelia by Mri and Intraoperative Ultrasonography.- (26) Syringomyelia Extending to the Basal Ganglia: Case report.- (27) Multicystic Syringomyelia Treated with a Single, Non-valved Syringoperitoneal Shunt: Fast and near-complete MRI normalization.- (28) Cordectomy for Syringobulbo-Myelia with Sleep Apnea Secondary to a Spinal Extramedullary Tumor: Case report.- (29) Treatment of Syringomyelia on the Basis of Pathophysiological Changes in the Underlying Diseases.- (1) Legal Aspects of Obstetrical Ultrasound.- (2) Ultrasound and the Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies: A medicolegal perspective.- (1) Sacral Lipoma of the Filum Terminale with Dural Arteriovenous Fistula.- (2) On the Respiratory Distress in Meningomyelocele with Arnold-Chiari Malformation.- (3) Two Surgically Treated Neonatal Infants with Open Myelomeningocele and Associated Congenital Intrathoracic Cyst.- (4) MR Imaging Determination of the Location of the Normal Conus Medullaris Throughout Childhood.- (5) Diseases of the Spinal Canal in Children: Diagnosis with noncontrast CT scans.- (6) Comparison of Intracranial Pressure Between Spina Bifida Patients and Normal Subjects Using a Non-Invasive Pressure Assessment Technique.- (7) Closed Spinal Dysraphism: Analysis of clinical radiological, and surgical findings in 104 consecutive patients.- (8) Postoperative Follow-up Studies Using High Resolution Real-time Ultrasonography in Children with Overt and Occult Spinal Dysraphism.- (9) Thoracic and Lumbo-sacral Spinal Lipoma in an Infant.- (10) Terminal Myelocystocele Associated with Cloacal Exstrophy: Case report.- (11) Spina Bifida Associated with Subcutaneous Mass, Dural Ectasia and Thin Thoracic Spinal Cord.- (12) A Case of Diastematomyelia.- (13) Growth Hormone Treatment Accelerates Growth of Short Children with Neural Tube Defects.- Author Index.