Annual Review of Hydrocephalus

This volume contains 121 representative works on hydrocephalus which are collected from 24 listed journals and books in the field of neuroscience published in 1988. We express OUf sincere thanks to all authors, listed publishers and editorial boards for their cooperation and permission on this publication. It isour pleasure ifthis book willprovide you with an up-to-date review of the works on hydrocephalus. The editors ACKNOWLEDGMENT Greatful acknowledgments for permission to reproduce copyright material are made to the editors and the publishers listed below: Acta Neurochirurgica: Springer-Verlag, Wien American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR): American Roentgen Ray Society American Journal of Psychiatry: The American Psychiatrie Association Archives of Neurology: American Medical Association Brain and Development: (Official Journal) The Japanese Society of Child Neurology Brain Research: Elsevier Science Publishiers B. V. Child's Nervous System: Springer-Verlag, Berlin CT Kenkyu/Progress in Computerized Tomography: Neuron Publishing Co. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry: British Medical Journal Journal of Neurosurgery: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences: Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg Journal of Pediatric Surgery: Grune & Stratton, Inc. Nervenarzt: Springer-Verlag, Berlin Neurologia Medico Chirurgica (Tokyo): (OfficialJournal) The Japan Neurosurgical Society Neurology: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc.

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I) Experimental & Basic Studies.- (1) Congenital Hydrocephalus in HTX-rats: Incidence, pathophysiology, and developmental impairment.- (2) The Etiology of the Congenital Hydrocephalus in the Inbred Rat LEW/Jms: Light microscopic study in the embryonic stage.- (3) Experimental Hydrocephalus and Hydrosyringomyelia: Computer tomographic studies.- (4) Neuropathology of Congenital Hydrocephalus in the SUMS/NP Mouse.- (5) A Quantitative Golgi Study of Cortical Pyramidal Neurons in Congenitally Hydrocephalic Rats-HTX.- (6) Morphological Study on Congenital Hydrocephalus of the Inbred Rat, LEW/ Jms: Changes in the cerebral gray matter.- (7) Changes in Periventricular Vasculature of Rabbit Brain Following Induction of Hydrocephalus and after Shunting.- (8) Pseudoventricle Formed in Grafted Neural Tissue and a New Hydrocephalic Model Using the Neural Transplant Method (Part 2).- (9) Changes of Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors and Cholinergic Neurons in Experimental Acute Hydrocephalic Rat Brains.- (10) Pathogenesis of Cerebral Disturbances on Experimental Hydrocephalus: Transmission and scanning electron microscopic observations in experimental hydrocephalic rats.- (11) Clinical and Ultrastructural Observations of Maturing Human Frontal Cortex: Part 1. Biopsy material of hydrocephalic infants.- (12) Minor CSF Pathways in Experimental Hydrocephalus.- (13) Changes on Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Experimental Hydrocephalus.- (14) Cerebroventricular Dilation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRs) Is Not Attenuated by Reduction of Blood Pressure.- (15) Evoked Potentials Produced by the Electrical Stimulation Applied to the Optic Chiasm in the Rat with Asymmetrical Hydrocephalus.- (16) Suppression of Hippocampal Long-term Potentiation in Hydrocephalic Rat.- (17) Evaluation of Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses in Congenital Hydrocephalus.- (18) Electroencephalographs Findings in Hydrocephalic Children Prior to Initial Shunting.- (19) The Effect of V-P Shunt on Local Cerebral Glucose Utilization in HTX Congenital Hydrocephalic Rats.- (20) Alteration of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Binding Sites in Rat Choroid Plexus with Experimental Hydrocephalus.- (21) Changes in Intraventricular Pressure and Brain Lipids in Experimental Hydrocephalus.- (22) Quantitative Fatty Acid Composition and Monoamine Metabolites in CSF from Congenital Hydrocephalic Children During the Myelination Period.- (23) Cerebral Metabolism in Hydrocephalic Animals: Comparison of water, electrolytes and energy metabolism in brain tissues between congenital and acquired hydrocephalic rats.- (24) Histochemical Study of Estrogen Receptor in Hydrocephalic Rat Brain.- (25) Spatial Memory Disruption in Hydrocephalic Rats Assessed in the Radial Arm Maze.- II) Pathophysiology.- (1) Establishment of a Cerebrospinal Fluid Bank.- (2) Hydrodynamics and CSF Flow Through a Shunt in Hydrocephalus.- (3) Intracranial Arterial Duplex Doppler Waveform Analysis in Infants.- (4) Treatment of Symptomatic Syringomyelia with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A case report with magnetic resonance scan correlation.- (5) CSF Pulse Wave, ICP, and Autoregulation.- (6) Relationship Between Plateau Waves and Respiration: Experimental study in kaolin-induced hydrocephalic dogs with normal intracranial pressure.- (7) The Value of Estimating Pressure-volume Index in Childhood Macrocephaly.- (8) Threshold of Cerebral Perfusion Pressure as a Prognostic Factor in Hydrocephalus During Infancy.- (9) Outcome of Pregnancy in Patients with Unexplained Elevated or Low Levels of Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein.- III) Symptomatology.- (1) Macrocephaly: Definition and classification.- (2) Familial Occurrence of Congenital Anomalies of the Central Nervous System.- (3) Optic Glioma with Progressive Occlusion of the Aqueduct of Sylvius in Monozygotic Twins with Neurofibromatosis.- (4) Benign Intracranial Hypertension Treated with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting: Case report.- (5) A Hyperthermic Syndrome in Two Subjects with Acute Hydrocephalus.- (6) Sudden Infant Apnea and Insidious Hydrocephalus.- (7) Ventricular and Sulcal Size at the Onset of Psychosis.- IV) Diagnostic Procedures.- (1) Relationship Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Through the Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt and Computed Tomographic Images of Hydrocephalic Patients.- (2) The Effect of L-threo-DOPS in Metrizamide Encephalopathy with Persistent Consciousness Disturbance and Extrapyramidal Symptoms.- (3) Observation of the CSF Pulsatile Flow on MRI (2): The signal-void phenomenon and its relation to the intracranial pressure.- (4) Consideration of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Hydrocephalus.- (5) Prenatal Diagnosis of Cysts of the Fetal Choroid Plexus.- (6) Screening of the Central Nervous System in Neonates and Infants with Neurosonography.- V) Therapeutic Procedures.- (1) Ventriculopleural Shunts for Hydrocephalus: A useful alternative.- (2) Subcutaneous Absorption of Cerebrospinal Fluid in an Infant with Hydrocephalus.- (3) An Easily Replaceable Intracranial Catheter.- (4) Conversion of a Lumboperitoneal Shunt to a Lumboatrial Shunt Through Femoral Catheterization: Technical note.- (5) Technical Note: The removal of free peritoneal catheters in the revision of ventriculoperitoneal shunts.- (6) Modified Puncture Needle for Percutaneous Needle Trepehination.- (7) Manometric Ventricular Trocar: A new shunting apparatus with intraventricular fluid pressure monitoring.- (8) Experiences of Shunt Operation with Programmable Pressure Valve in Infants.- (9) Experience with Shunting Operations Using Double Lumen Ventricular Catheters in Hydrocephalic Patients.- (10) Factors Affecting Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow in a Shunt System.- (11) Shunts, Indications, Problems and Characteristics.- (12) Shunt Malfunction in Childhood Hydrocephalus: Classification of malfunction sites in the shunt system.- (13) Causal Factors of Shunt Revisions: With special reference to frequent and immediate revisions.- (14) Analysis of Malfunctioning Shunts in the Management of Hydrocephalus.- (15) Gliomatosis Cerebri Presenting with Hydrocephalus and Dementia.- (16) A Clinical Study on Shunt Revision: Comparison in children and adults.- (17) Ventricular Shunt Functioning Despite Extraventricular Location of the Catheter Tip as Revealed by Computed Tomography.- (18) Function of Parietal and Frontal Shunts in Childhood Hydrocephalus.- (19) Cerebrospinal Fluid Eosinophilia and Sterile Shunt Malfunction.- (20) Treatment…