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Paenibacillus infection with frequent viral coinfection contributes to postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants
Paulson J, Williams B, Hehnly C, Mishra N, Sinnar S, Zhang L, Ssentongo P, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Wijetunge D, von Bredow B, Mulondo R, Kiwanuka J, Bajunirwe F, Bazira J, Bebell L, Burgoine K, Couto-Rodriguez M, Ericson J, Erickson T, Ferrari M, Gladstone M, Guo C, Haran M, Hornig M, Isaacs A, Kaaya B, Kangere S, Kulkarni A, Kumbakumba E, Li X, Limbrick D, Magombe J, Morton S, Mugamba J, Ng J, Olupot-Olupot P, Onen J, Peterson M, Roy F, Sheldon K, Townsend R, Weeks A, Whalen A, Quackenbush J, Ssenyonga P, Galperin M, Almeida M, Atkins H, Warf B, Lipkin W, Broach J, Schiff S. Paenibacillus infection with frequent viral coinfection contributes to postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32998967, PMCID: PMC7774825, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aba0565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostinfectious hydrocephalusCSF samplesPIH casesPotential causative organismsCerebrospinal fluid accumulationCytomegalovirus coinfectionUgandan infantsNeonatal sepsisSurgical palliationNeonatal infectionInfant casesOptimal treatmentInfant cohortCommon causeCausative organismPediatric hydrocephalusFluid accumulationHydrocephalusAnaerobic bacterial isolatesControl casesInfectionFacultative anaerobic bacterial isolatesInfantsParasitic DNADisease
2021
Normal childhood brain growth and a universal sex and anthropomorphic relationship to cerebrospinal fluid
Peterson M, Cherukuri V, Paulson J, Ssentongo P, Kulkarni A, Warf B, Monga V, Schiff S. Normal childhood brain growth and a universal sex and anthropomorphic relationship to cerebrospinal fluid. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2021, 28: 458-468. PMID: 34243147, PMCID: PMC8594737, DOI: 10.3171/2021.2.peds201006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlgorithmsAnalysis of VarianceAnthropometryBody WeightBrainCerebrospinal FluidChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansHydrocephalusInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOrgan SizePopulationReference StandardsSex CharacteristicsConceptsBrain growthBrain volumeFluid accumulationRatio of brainHealthy pediatric subjectsTotal brain volumeAge 18 yearsYears of ageRegional brain volumesNormal brain growthAge-dependent relationshipCSF accumulationPediatric subjectsChildhood diseasesCerebrospinal fluidCSF volumeCongenital disorderVolume trajectoriesEarly childhoodNormative growth curvesNumerous conditionsSexMagnetic resonanceBrain size