..., shorter hospitalization, with expected less expense. Cerebrospinal fluid shunt Differential pressure shunt Extracerebral fluid External hydrocephalus Subdural hematoma Subdural shunt [email protected] 24 01 2017 28 07 2017 22 9 2017 © 2017 S. Karger AG...

...Seiichiro Eguchi; Yasuo Aihara; Tomokatsu Hori; Yoshikazu Okada Objective: External hydrocephalus, introduced by Dandy and Blackfan in 1914 [Am J Dis Child 1914;8:406–482], is used to describe the clinical condition of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulation in the subarachnoid space with its space...

...Joseph H. Piatt Jr. External hydrocephalus (EH) is a transient, developmental condition in infancy characterized by macrocephaly and prominence of the subarachnoid spaces. The cause is unknown, but many patients have a family history consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance. This report...

...Nora C. Papasian; David M. Frim Introduction: There is controversy over whether there exists a predisposition towards bleeding into the subdural space in infants with benign external hydrocephalus (BEH) or other enlargement of the extra-axial space (e.g. subdural hygroma). The presumed etiology...