Adult Hydrocephalus Program Publications

  1. Weaver J, Manjila S, Bahuleyan B, Bangert BA, Cohen AR. Rhombencephalosynapsis: embryopathology and management strategies of associated neurosurgical conditions with a review of the literature. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Mar;11(3):320-6. PMID: 23331215.
  2. Ginat DT, Prabhu SP, Madsen JR. Postshunting corpus callosum swelling with depiction on tractography. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Feb;11(2):178-80. PMID: 23157395.
  3. Warf BC. Congenital idiopathic hydrocephalus of infancy: the results of treatment by endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexus cauterization and suggestions for how it works. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Mar 13. PMID: 23483331.
  4. Warf BC, Bhai S, Kulkarni AV, Mugamba J. Shunt survival after failed endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Dec;10(6):463-70. PMID: 23039837.
  5. Park EH, Eide PK, Zurakowski D, Madsen JR. Impaired pulsation absorber mechanism in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: laboratory investigation. J Neurosurg. 2012 Dec;117(6):1189-96. PMID: 23061391.
  6. Alan N, Manjila S, Minich N, Bass N, Cohen AR, Walsh M, Robinson S . Reduced ventricular shunt rate in very preterm infants with severe intraventricular hemorrhage: an institutional experience. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Nov;10(5):357-64. PMID: 22938077.
  7. Schiff SJ, Ranjeva SL, Sauer TD, Warf BC. Rainfall drives hydrocephalus in East Africa. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Sep;10(3):161-7. PMID: 22768966.
  8. Warf BC, Tracy S, Mugamba J. Long-term outcome for endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone or in combination with choroid plexus cauterization for congenital aqueductal stenosis in African infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Aug;10(2):108-11. PMID: 22747094.
  9. Rogers EA, Kimia A, Madsen JR, Nigrovic LE, Neuman MI. Predictors of ventricular shunt infection among children presenting to a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 May;28(5):405-9. PMID: 22531186.
  10. Cohen AR. Endoscopic exploration of the basal cisterns: to boldly go where no one has gone before. World Neurosurg. 2012 May-Jun;77(5-6):646-7. PMID: 22120245.
  11. Warf BC. Educate One to Save a Few. Educate a Few to Save Many. World Neurosurg. 2012 Apr 19. PMID: 22521369.
  12. Chowdhry SA, Cohen AR. Intraventricular Neuroendoscopy: Complication Avoidance and Management. World Neurosurg. 2012 Feb 10. PMID: 22381833.
  13. Lin N, Dunn IF, Glantz M, Allison DL, Jensen R, Johnson MD, Friedlander RM, Kesari S. Benefit of ventriculoperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid shunting and intrathecal chemotherapy in neoplastic meningitis: a retrospective, case-controlled study. J Neurosurg. 2011 Oct;115(4):730-6. PMID: 21721878.
  14. Warf BC. The Impact of Combined Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Choroid Plexus Cauterization on the Management of Pediatric Hydrocephalus in Developing Countries. World Neurosurg. 2011 Nov 7. PMID: 22120411.
  15. Warf BC, Alkire BC, Bhai S, Hughes C, Schiff SJ, Vincent JR, Meara JG. Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Nov;8(5):509-21. PMID: 22044378.
  16. Wagshul ME, Eide PK, Madsen JR. The pulsating brain: A review of experimental and clinical studies of intracranial pulsatility. Fluids Barriers CNS. 2011 Jan 18;8(1):5. doi: 10.1186/2045-8118-8-5. PMID: 21349153.
  17. Warf BC, Dagi AR, Kaaya BN, Schiff SJ. Five-year survival and outcome of treatment for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Nov;8(5):502-8. PMID: 22044377.
  18. Cohen AR. Low-pressure hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg. 2011 Nov;115(5):1029-30. PMID: 21800962.
  19. Warf BC, Dewan M, Mugamba J. Management of Dandy-Walker complex-associated infant hydrocephalus by combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Oct;8(4):377-83. PMID: 21961544.
  20. Leinonen V, Menon LG, Carroll RS, Dello Iacono D, Grevet J, Jääskeläinen JE, Black PM. Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2011;2011:312526. PMID: 21660204.
  21. Warf BC. Hydrocephalus associated with neural tube defects: characteristics, management, and outcome in sub-Saharan Africa. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Oct;27(10):1589-94. PMID: 21928025.
  22. Madsen JR, Abazi GS, Fleming L, Proctor M, Grondin R, Magge S, Casey P, Anor T. Evaluation of the ShuntCheck noninvasive thermal technique for shunt flow detection in hydrocephalic patients. Neurosurgery. 2011 Jan;68(1):198-205. PMID: 21099708.
  23. Warf BC, Campbell JW, Riddle E. Initial experience with combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization for post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity: the importance of prepontine cistern status and the predictive value of FIESTA MRI imaging. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jul;27(7):1063-71. PMID: 21556955.
  24. Warf BC, Wright EJ, Kulkarni AV. Factors affecting survival of infants with myelomeningocele in southeastern Uganda. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Feb;7(2):127-33. PMID: 21284456.
  25. Warf BC, Stagno V, Mugamba J. Encephalocele in Uganda: ethnic distinctions in lesion location, endoscopic management of hydrocephalus, and survival in 110 consecutive children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jan;7(1):88-93. PMID: 21194291.
  26. LiL, Padhi A, Ranjeva SL, Donaldson SC, Warf BC, Mugamba J, Johnson D, Opio Z, Jayarao B, Kapur V, Poss M, Schiff SJ. Association of bacteria with hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jan;7(1):73-87. PMID: 21194290.
  27. Eide PK, Park EH, Madsen JR. Arterial blood pressure vs intracranial pressure in normal pressure hydrocephalus. Acta Neurol Scand. 2010 Oct;122(4):262-9. PMID: 20070274.
  28. Warf BC; East African Neurosurgical Research Collaboration. Pediatric hydrocephalus in East Africa: prevalence, causes, treatments, and strategies for the future. World Neurosurg. 2010 Apr;73(4):296-300. PMID: 20849782.
  29. Manjila S, Chim H, Eisele S, Chowdhry SA, Gosain AK, Cohen AR. History of the Kleeblattschädel deformity: origin of concepts and evolution of management in the past 50 years. Neurosurg Focus. 2010 Dec;29(6):E7. PMID: 21121721.
  30. Cohen AR. Prediction, with restriction. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Oct;6(4):307-9. PMID: 20887099.
  31. Kulkarni AV, Warf BC, Drake JM, Mallucci CL, Sgouros S, Constantini S; Canadian Pediatric Neurosurgery Study Group. Surgery for hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa versus developed nations: a risk-adjusted comparison of outcome. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Dec;26(12):1711-7. PMID: 20552204.
  32. Warf BC, Kulkarni AV. Intraoperative assessment of cerebral aqueduct patency and cisternal scarring: impact on success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in 403 African children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Feb;5(2):204-9. PMID: 20121373.
  33. Park EH, Dombrowski S, Luciano M, Zurakowski D, Madsen JR. Alterations of pulsation absorber characteristics in experimental hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Aug;6(2):159-70. PMID: 20672938.
  34. Warf BC, Mugamba J, Kulkarni AV. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus in Uganda: report of a scoring system that predicts success. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Feb;5(2):143-8.. PMID: 20121361.
  35. Filis AK, Moon K, Cohen AR. Synchronous ventriculoscopic and microsurgical resection of complex craniopharyngiomas. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2009;45(6):434-6. PMID: 20110755.
  36. Grinberg L, Anor T, Cheever E, Madsen JR, Karniadakis GE. Simulation of the human intracranial arterial tree. Philos Transact A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2009 Jun 13;367(1896):2371-86. PMID: 19414460.
  37. Warf B, Ondoma S, Kulkarni A, Donnelly R, Ampeire M, Akona J, Kabachelor CR, Mulondo R, Nsubuga BK. Neurocognitive outcome and ventricular volume in children with myelomeningocele treated for hydrocephalus in Uganda. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Dec;4(6):564-70. PMID: 19951045.
  38. Filis AK, Moon K, Cohen AR. Symptomatic Subdural Hygroma and Hydrocephalus following Chiari I Decompression. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2009;45(6):425-8. PMID: 20051703.

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