Genomic approaches to improve the clinical diagnosis and management of patients with congenital hydrocephalus.
Allington G, Duy PQ, Ryou J, Singh A, Kiziltug E, Robert SM, Kundishora AJ, King S, Haider S, Kahle KT, Jin SC. Genomic approaches to improve the clinical diagnosis and management of patients with congenital hydrocephalus. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2021, 29: 168-177. PMID: 34715668, DOI: 10.3171/2021.8.peds21368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of patientsCongenital hydrocephalusFuture clinical trialsCongenital brain disordersOutcome prognosticationUnderlying pathogenesisClinical trialsCurative strategiesTreatment stratificationIncomplete clearanceDiagnostic adjunctPatient benefitClinical practiceBrain disordersBrain ventriclesClinical diagnosisGenetic counselingHuman genetic studiesHydrocephalusPatientsPathogenesisNeurosurgical communitySubsequent enlargementRecent findingsMolecular nomenclatureGenomics of human congenital hydrocephalus
Kundishora AJ, Singh AK, Allington G, Duy PQ, Ryou J, Alper SL, Jin SC, Kahle KT. Genomics of human congenital hydrocephalus. Child's Nervous System 2021, 37: 3325-3340. PMID: 34232380, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05230-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusBrain developmentPoor neurodevelopmental outcomesRecent whole-exome sequencing studiesPost-surgical patientsHuman congenital hydrocephalusPathogenesis of hydrocephalusCerebrospinal fluid accumulationDamaging de novoPrimary pathomechanismEarly brain developmentNeural stem cell growthNeurodevelopmental outcomesOutcome prognosticationHuman brain developmentCSF diversionTreatment stratificationWhole-exome sequencing studiesFluid accumulationBrain ventriclesClinical toolHydrocephalusGenetic counselingDisease mechanismsSubstantial minority