2012
Rainfall drives hydrocephalus in East Africa.
Schiff S, Ranjeva S, Sauer T, Warf B. Rainfall drives hydrocephalus in East Africa. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2012, 10: 161-7. PMID: 22768966, DOI: 10.3171/2012.5.peds11557.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1994
Time-related patterns of ventricular shunt failure
Kast J, Duong D, Nowzari F, Chadduck W, Schiff S. Time-related patterns of ventricular shunt failure. Child's Nervous System 1994, 10: 524-528. PMID: 7882375, DOI: 10.1007/bf00335075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShunt failureVentricular shunt failureVentriculoperitoneal shunt failureAge of patientsCatheter placement techniqueVentricular catheter placementNovel valve systemDistal failureDistal malfunctionProximal malfunctionConsecutive patientsProximal obstructionShunt placementCatheter placementPrimary etiologyShunt revisionShunt malfunctionSite of failureTime-related patternOverall seriesProximal failureCommon causeOutcome studiesHigh incidencePatients