... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Ultrasound Fetal movements Fetal heart rate Behavioral states Central nervous system function and development Hydrocephalus Fetal Ther 1987;2:135-143 © 1987 S. Karger AG, Basel...

...William H. Clewell Congenital hydrocephalus occurs in about 1 in every 1,000 live births. Is is rarely lethal but frequently severely handicapping. It can be diagnosed by ultrasound as early as 20 weeks of gestation. When not accompanied by other serious malformations, it may be amenable...

...Concezio Di Rocco; Mario Rende In this second part, the authors report the results obtained by evaluating the presence of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the brain of rat fetuses with neural tube defects and hydrocephalus, secondary to the administration of trypan blue during pregnancy. A decrease...

...David C. McCullough At a time when the intrauterine diagnosis of hydrocephalus is commonplace and pioneering efforts of antenatal therapy are evolving, review of the chronology of treatment of this disorder becomes pertinent. The history of therapy of hydrocephalus may be divided into three phases...

...Luciano Bovicelli The management options available for fetuses with hydrocephalus are reviewed. These options include termination of pregnancy, judicious use of destructive procedures, early delivery by cesarean section and postnatal shunting, and placement of ventriculoamniotic shunts...

...Maria Michejda The current status of the intrauterine treatment of fetal hydrocephalus is presented. The new data from the International Fetal Surgery Registry at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg are discussed. Technical problems of antenatal shunting, clinical trials and experimental...

...Carys M. Bannister An assessment of the current status of intrauterine treatment of fetal hydrocephalus is presented. An attempt is made to evaluate the outcome of clinical trials reported to the International Registry of Fetal Treatment. Future developments, based on the outcome of experiments...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Central nervous system, fetal Development Hydrocephalus Spina bifida Anencephaly Fetal Therapy 1986;1:73-74 © 1986 S...