| Lacunar skull deformity and hydrocephalus in infants with myelomeningocele: is lacunar skull deformity a predictor of hydrocephalus development? | |
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PMID: 17364208 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTS: We evaluated whether the presence of lacunar skull deformity (LSD) with myelomeningocele is a predictive factor for subsequent hydrocephalus development. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the clinical and radiological records of 18 infants with myelomeningocele, divided the patients into groups with (group A, n=9) and without (group B, n=9) ventriculomegaly at birth and assessed whether the presence of LSD was predictive of the necessity for ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement. RESULTS: LSD was present in five group A patients. All nine group A patients underwent VPS placement. Among the group B patients, five had LSD; they underwent VPS placement. A significantly higher proportion of those with ventricle enlargement or LSD at birth required VPS placement (p=0.0001). CONCLUSION: Adding to the ventriculomegaly at birth, the presence of LSD alerts to the necessity to monitor these infants closely to determine the necessity for VPS placement. |
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Kuniaki Nakahara; Satoru Shimizu; Satoshi Utsuki; Sachio Suzuki; Hidehiro Oka; Kiyotaka Fujii |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-03-16 |
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Title: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery Volume: 23 ISSN: 0256-7040 ISO Abbreviation: Childs Nerv Syst Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
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Created Date: 2007-06-27 Completed Date: 2007-11-20 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503227 Medline TA: Childs Nerv Syst Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 863-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 228-8555, Japan. nakahara19@hotmail.com |
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Cerebral Ventriculography Female Humans Hydrocephalus / etiology*, radiography Infant Infant, Newborn Male Meningomyelocele / complications*, surgery Neurosurgical Procedures Prognosis Retrospective Studies Skull / abnormalities*, radiography Spina Bifida Cystica / complications, pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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