Sasidhar Karuparti, Ashley Dunbar, Kaamya Varagur, Kavya Sudanagunta, Mark Mingo, Katherine H Bligard, Anthony Odibo, Jesse Vrecenak, Sean McEvoy, David Limbrick, Lindsay Peglar Marsala, Jagruti Anadkat, Ali Mian, Jennifer M Strahle
OBJECTIVE: Although hydrocephalus rates have decreased with intrauterine surgery for myelomeningocele (MMC), 40%-85% of children with MMC still go on to develop hydrocephalus. Prenatal ventricle size is known to be associated with later development of hydrocephalus; however, it is not known how prediction measures or timing of hydrocephalus treatment differ between pre- and postnatal surgery for MMC. The goal of this study was to determine anatomical, clinical, and radiological characteristics that are associated with the need for and timing of hydrocephalus treatment in patients with MMC...
March 8, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics