Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 2. Brain and CSF volumes discriminate neurocognitive outcomes in hydrocephalus.
Mandell J, Kulkarni A, Warf B, Schiff S. Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 2. Brain and CSF volumes discriminate neurocognitive outcomes in hydrocephalus. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2014, 15: 125-32. PMID: 25431901, DOI: 10.3171/2014.9.peds12427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal-occipital horn ratioNeurocognitive outcomesBrain volumeCSF volumeFluid volumePediatric patientsBrain developmentEvaluation of hydrocephalusGoal of treatmentSmaller brain volumesLower cognitive outcomesPoor neurocognitive outcomesNormal brain developmentLarge fluid volumesHealthy brain developmentVolumetric brain analysisSurgical treatmentVentricular sizeHydrocephalic patientsCT scanHydrocephalusPatientsBayley ScalesBrain growthFine motor