Hydrocephalus

I Importance of the Work of Professor Marmarou.- 5th International Hydrocephalus Workshop, Crete, Greece, May 20-23, 2010: Themes and Highlights.- Modelling of CSF Dynamics - Legacy of Professor Anthony Marmarou.- II Importance of Data, Especially from Randomized Controlled Trials.- Ethical Considerations in Hydrocephalus Research that Involves Children and Adults.- Conservative versus Surgical Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: a prospective randomized controlled double blind trial; study protocol.- Ten Years of Clinical Experience in the Use of Fixed-Pressure vs. Programmable Valves: A Retrospective Study of 159 Patients.- III Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Powerful Tool.- Changes of fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.- Virchow-Robin spaces in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: A surrogate imaging marker for co-existing microvascular disease?.- Quantification of normal CSF flow through the aqueduct using PC-Cine MRI at 3T.- Correlation between tap test and CSF aqueductal stroke volume in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.- IV Basic Science: The Aquaporin Story.- Overview of the CSF dual outflow system.- Hydrocephalus and aquaporins. The role of aquaporin-1.- Hydrocephalus and aquaporins. The role of aquaporin-4.- Acetazolamide-induced Decrease of Apical Fluid Flow in Choroid Plexus is Associated with Nonessential Changes in Aquaporin-1 Expression.- V Experimental Studies: Hydrocephalus.- Physical phantom of cranio-spinal hydrodynamics.- Programmable Shunt Assistant tested in Cambridge Shunt Evaluation Laboratory.- Simulation of existing and future electromechanical shunt valves in combination with a model for brain fluid dynamics.- Examination of deposits in Cerebrospinal Fluid shunt valves using Scanning Electron Microscopy.- Microstructural alterations of silicone catheters in an animal experiment: histopathology and SEM-findings.-

From the reviews:"This book presents recent updates and new concepts in the treatment of hydrocephalus from the fifth international workshop in Crete, Greece, May 20-23, 2010. ... The audience includes adult and pediatric neurosurgeons and neurologists, family practitioners, biomedical personal, and neuroradiologists. It is good for university and department libraries. ... This is a major contribution to the literature on the progress in the management of adult and pediatric hydrocephalus. It is timely and written by well-known authors in the field." (Ramsis Farid Ghaly, Doody's Review Service, June, 2012)