2024
The genetic basis of hydrocephalus: genes, pathways, mechanisms, and global impact
Hale A, Boudreau H, Devulapalli R, Duy P, Atchley T, Dewan M, Goolam M, Fieggen G, Spader H, Smith A, Blount J, Johnston J, Rocque B, Rozzelle C, Chong Z, Strahle J, Schiff S, Kahle K. The genetic basis of hydrocephalus: genes, pathways, mechanisms, and global impact. Fluids And Barriers Of The CNS 2024, 21: 24. PMID: 38439105, PMCID: PMC10913327, DOI: 10.1186/s12987-024-00513-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidOverview of genesEtiology of HCPathogenesis of HCChoroid plexus cauterizationEndoscopic third ventriculostomyIncreased intracranial pressureGenetic architectureGenetic basisImpact of geneticsVentricular shuntSurgical treatmentThird ventriculostomyPhenotypic heterogeneityHeterogeneous diseasePharmacological treatmentGenetic syndromesMolecular pathogenesisIntracranial pressureHydrocephalusTherapeutic measuresGenesGeneticsBrain injuryPathway
2021
Spreading depression as an innate antiseizure mechanism
Tamim I, Chung D, de Morais A, Loonen I, Qin T, Misra A, Schlunk F, Endres M, Schiff S, Ayata C. Spreading depression as an innate antiseizure mechanism. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2206. PMID: 33850125, PMCID: PMC8044138, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22464-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal neocortical seizuresSystemic kainic acidCentral nervous systemVivo mouse modelAntiseizure mechanismsAntiseizure effectsSeizure generalizationFocal seizuresSD occurrenceNeocortical seizuresKainic acidBrain injuryMouse modelNervous systemSeizuresNeurological disordersProlonged depolarizationSDDepressionBicucullineMigraineInjury
2018
Control of Spreading Depression with Electrical Fields
Whalen A, Xiao Y, Kadji H, Dahlem M, Gluckman B, Schiff S. Control of Spreading Depression with Electrical Fields. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 8769. PMID: 29884896, PMCID: PMC5993812, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26986-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectric fieldField polarityDC electric fieldElectric field polarityElectrical controlOptical imagingPropagation pathIntrinsic optical imagingOpposite signDepression propagatesElectrical fieldField terminationElectro-chemical gradientPropagation velocityPropagatesFieldTraumatic brain injuryPropagationConfinementMore superficial layersDepression propagationBrain injurySynaptic transmissionBrain slicesWaves
2011
Five-year survival and outcome of treatment for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants.
Warf B, Dagi A, Kaaya B, Schiff S. Five-year survival and outcome of treatment for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2011, 8: 502-8. PMID: 22044377, DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.peds11221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostinfectious hydrocephalusFive-year survivalShunt placementPrimary brain injuryWorse functional outcomeKaplan-Meier methodLong-term outcomesLog-rank testOutcome of treatmentEndoscopic third ventriculostomyTreatment selection biasPublic health measuresOne-thirdUgandan infantsWorst sequelaeOperative mortalityNeonatal infectionFunctional outcomeThird ventriculostomyBrain injuryPrimary treatmentCommon causeInfant hydrocephalusSurvival advantageOriginal infection