caa a22 4500 463180550 CHVBK 20180406164837.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00381-007-0310-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00381-007-0310-0 Lacunar skull deformity and hydrocephalus in infants with myelomeningocele: is lacunar skull deformity a predictor of hydrocephalus development? [Elektronische Daten] [Kuniaki Nakahara, Satoru Shimizu, Satoshi Utsuki, Sachio Suzuki, Hidehiro Oka, Kiyotaka Fujii] Objects: We evaluated whether the presence of lacunar skull deformity (LSD) with myelomeningocele is a predictive factor for subsequent hydrocephalus development. Materials and methods: We reviewed the clinical and radiological records of 18 infants with myelomeningocele, divided the patients into groups with (group A, n=9) and without (group B, n=9) ventriculomegaly at birth and assessed whether the presence of LSD was predictive of the necessity for ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement. Results: LSD was present in five group A patients. All nine group A patients underwent VPS placement. Among the group B patients, five had LSD; they underwent VPS placement. A significantly higher proportion of those with ventricle enlargement or LSD at birth required VPS placement (p=0.0001). Conclusion: Adding to the ventriculomegaly at birth, the presence of LSD alerts to the necessity to monitor these infants closely to determine the necessity for VPS placement. Springer-Verlag, 2007 Lacunar skull deformity nationallicence Myelomeningocele nationallicence Hydrocephalus nationallicence Skull radiographs nationallicence Ventriculoperitoneal shunt nationallicence Predictive factor nationallicence Nakahara Kuniaki Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut Shimizu Satoru Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut Utsuki Satoshi Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut Suzuki Sachio Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut Oka Hidehiro Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut Fujii Kiyotaka Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut Child's Nervous System Springer-Verlag 23/8(2007-08-01), 863-865 0256-7040 23:8<863 2007 23 381 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-007-0310-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-007-0310-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nakahara Kuniaki Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shimizu Satoru Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Utsuki Satoshi Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Suzuki Sachio Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oka Hidehiro Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fujii Kiyotaka Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Child's Nervous System Springer-Verlag 23/8(2007-08-01), 863-865 0256-7040 23:8<863 2007 23 381 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer