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Non-obstructive hydrocephalus

MedGen UID:
572653
•Concept ID:
C0338593
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Acquired communicating hydrocephalus
SNOMED CT: Non-obstructive hydrocephalus (192805000); Acquired communicating hydrocephalus (192805000)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hydrocephalus: historical analysis and considerations for treatment.
Hochstetler A, Raskin J, Blazer-Yost BL
Eur J Med Res 2022 Sep 1;27(1):168. doi: 10.1186/s40001-022-00798-6. PMID: 36050779Free PMC Article
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Hakim-Adams Syndrome): Clinical Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.
Gavrilov GV, Gaydar BV, Svistov DV, Korovin AE, Samarcev IN, Churilov LP, Tovpeko DV
Psychiatr Danub 2019 Dec;31(Suppl 5):737-744. PMID: 32160166
Evidence-Based Management of External Ventricular Drains.
Chung DY, Olson DM, John S, Mohamed W, Kumar MA, Thompson BB, Rordorf GA
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2019 Nov 26;19(12):94. doi: 10.1007/s11910-019-1009-9. PMID: 31773310Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Biomechanical instability of the brain-CSF interface in hydrocephalus.
Duy PQ, Mehta NH, Kahle KT
Brain 2024 Oct 3;147(10):3274-3285. doi: 10.1093/brain/awae155. PMID: 38798141Free PMC Article
Clinical Outcome and Safety of Lumboperitoneal Shunt in the Treatment of Non-Obstructive Hydrocephalus.
Foo NP, Tun YC, Chang CC, Lin HL, Cheng CH, Chuang HY
Clin Interv Aging 2023;18:477-483. Epub 2023 Mar 23 doi: 10.2147/CIA.S401116. PMID: 36994429Free PMC Article
Clinical characteristics and outcome of hydrocephalus in neurosarcoidosis: a retrospective cohort study and review of the literature.
Ten Dam L, van de Beek D, Brouwer MC
J Neurol 2022 May;269(5):2727-2733. Epub 2021 Nov 7 doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10882-2. PMID: 34743227Free PMC Article
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and cerebrospinal fluid shunting for pure communicating hydrocephalus in children.
Usami K, Ishisaka E, Ogiwara H
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Sep;37(9):2813-2819. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05242-4. PMID: 34100098
Aquaporins in Brain Edema and Neuropathological Conditions.
Filippidis AS, Carozza RB, Rekate HL
Int J Mol Sci 2016 Dec 28;18(1) doi: 10.3390/ijms18010055. PMID: 28036023Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Biomechanical instability of the brain-CSF interface in hydrocephalus.
Duy PQ, Mehta NH, Kahle KT
Brain 2024 Oct 3;147(10):3274-3285. doi: 10.1093/brain/awae155. PMID: 38798141Free PMC Article
Cerebellar ataxia and obstructive hydrocephalus, rare neurologic presentations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Ahmed HMA, El-Gohary R, Fayed F, El-Gendy H
Rheumatol Int 2017 Nov;37(11):1917-1930. Epub 2017 Jul 13 doi: 10.1007/s00296-017-3773-7. PMID: 28707035
NHERF1/EBP50 is an organizer of polarity structures and a diagnostic marker in ependymoma.
Georgescu MM, Yell P, Mobley BC, Shang P, Georgescu T, Wang SH, Canoll P, Hatanpaa KJ, White CL 3rd, Raisanen JM
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2015 Mar 8;3:11. doi: 10.1186/s40478-015-0197-z. PMID: 25775275Free PMC Article
Prenatal diagnosis of monosomy 1p36: a focus on brain abnormalities and a review of the literature.
Campeau PM, Ah Mew N, Cartier L, Mackay KL, Shaffer LG, Der Kaloustian VM, Thomas MA
Am J Med Genet A 2008 Dec 1;146A(23):3062-9. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32563. PMID: 19006213
Cine MR CSF flow study in hydrocephalus: what are the valuable parameters?
Kim MH, Shin KM, Song JH
Acta Neurochir Suppl 1998;71:343-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6475-4_99. PMID: 9779225

Therapy

Experience of a reference center on ventriculo-gallbladder shunt as an alternative treatment for peritoneal failure in children.
Moreira AD, Bellas A, Pousa M, Fernandes D, Guimarães L, Protzenko T
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Aug;40(8):2411-2418. Epub 2024 May 2 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06427-3. PMID: 38698115
Clinical Outcome and Safety of Lumboperitoneal Shunt in the Treatment of Non-Obstructive Hydrocephalus.
Foo NP, Tun YC, Chang CC, Lin HL, Cheng CH, Chuang HY
Clin Interv Aging 2023;18:477-483. Epub 2023 Mar 23 doi: 10.2147/CIA.S401116. PMID: 36994429Free PMC Article
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH).
Tudor KI, Tudor M, McCleery J, Car J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jul 29;2015(7):CD010033. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010033.pub2. PMID: 26222251Free PMC Article
Transumbilical approach for shunt insertion in the pediatric population: an improvement in cosmetic results.
Scavarda D, Breaud J, Khalil M, Paredes AP, Takahashi M, Fouquet V, Louis-Borrione C, Lena G
Childs Nerv Syst 2005 Jan;21(1):39-43. Epub 2004 Oct 1 doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-1028-x. PMID: 15459784

Prognosis

Cerebral vasospasm due to Fusarium solani meningitis: A complication from medical tourism. Case report and literature review.
Valaparla VL, Banerjee P, Elnaeem A, Sharma T, Bhatt S, Memon Z, Shaltoni H, Dabi A, Rodríguez-Fernández JM
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024 Jan;33(1):107432. Epub 2023 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107432. PMID: 37966093
Predicting endoscopic third ventriculostomy success in adult hydrocephalus: preliminary assessment of a modified ETV success score for adults (ETVSS-A) in a series of 47 patients.
Bruscella S, Solari D, Somma T, Barbato M, Gangemi M, Cavallo LM
J Neurosurg Sci 2022 Feb;66(1):33-39. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.19.04712-X. PMID: 31565904
Transumbilical approach for shunt insertion in the pediatric population: an improvement in cosmetic results.
Scavarda D, Breaud J, Khalil M, Paredes AP, Takahashi M, Fouquet V, Louis-Borrione C, Lena G
Childs Nerv Syst 2005 Jan;21(1):39-43. Epub 2004 Oct 1 doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-1028-x. PMID: 15459784
Cine MR CSF flow study in hydrocephalus: what are the valuable parameters?
Kim MH, Shin KM, Song JH
Acta Neurochir Suppl 1998;71:343-6. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6475-4_99. PMID: 9779225
Intellectual sequelae of primary non-obstructive hydrocephalus in infancy: analysis of 50 cases.
Op Heij CP, Renier WO, Gabreëls FJ
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1985;87(4):247-53. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(85)90131-3. PMID: 4092405

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Outcome and Safety of Lumboperitoneal Shunt in the Treatment of Non-Obstructive Hydrocephalus.
Foo NP, Tun YC, Chang CC, Lin HL, Cheng CH, Chuang HY
Clin Interv Aging 2023;18:477-483. Epub 2023 Mar 23 doi: 10.2147/CIA.S401116. PMID: 36994429Free PMC Article
Clinical characteristics and outcome of hydrocephalus in neurosarcoidosis: a retrospective cohort study and review of the literature.
Ten Dam L, van de Beek D, Brouwer MC
J Neurol 2022 May;269(5):2727-2733. Epub 2021 Nov 7 doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10882-2. PMID: 34743227Free PMC Article
Predicting endoscopic third ventriculostomy success in adult hydrocephalus: preliminary assessment of a modified ETV success score for adults (ETVSS-A) in a series of 47 patients.
Bruscella S, Solari D, Somma T, Barbato M, Gangemi M, Cavallo LM
J Neurosurg Sci 2022 Feb;66(1):33-39. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.19.04712-X. PMID: 31565904
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and cerebrospinal fluid shunting for pure communicating hydrocephalus in children.
Usami K, Ishisaka E, Ogiwara H
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Sep;37(9):2813-2819. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05242-4. PMID: 34100098
Non-obstructive hydrocephalus associated with intracranial schwannomas: hyperproteinorrhachia as an etiopathological factor?
Bloch J, Vernet O, Aubé M, Villemure JG
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2003 Jan;145(1):73-8. doi: 10.1007/s00701-002-1021-7. PMID: 12545266

Recent systematic reviews

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH).
Tudor KI, Tudor M, McCleery J, Car J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jul 29;2015(7):CD010033. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010033.pub2. PMID: 26222251Free PMC Article

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