Brain growth after surgical treatment for infant postinfectious hydrocephalus in Sub-Saharan Africa: 2-year results of a randomized trial.
Schiff S, Kulkarni A, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Mugamba J, Ssenyonga P, Donnelly R, Levenbach J, Monga V, Peterson M, Cherukuri V, Warf B. Brain growth after surgical treatment for infant postinfectious hydrocephalus in Sub-Saharan Africa: 2-year results of a randomized trial. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2021, 28: 326-334. PMID: 34243157, PMCID: PMC8742836, DOI: 10.3171/2021.2.peds20949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostinfectious hydrocephalusSurgical treatmentBrain volumeBrain growthBSID-III cognitive scoresMajor public health burdenSurgical treatment armSuccessful surgical treatmentBrain volume lossBrain volume changesEndoscopic third ventriculostomyFraction of patientsPublic health burdenChoroid plexus cauterizationBSID-III scoresNormal brain volumePostinfectious etiologySingle centerSub-Saharan AfricaTreatment armsThird ventriculostomyInfection preventionHealth burdenCT scanHydrocephalus