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Postinfectious Hydrocephalus

Postinfectious Hydrocephalus is a form of obstructive or communicating hydrocephalus that develops as a consequence of intracranial infection, characterized by impaired cerebrospinal fluid dynamics due to inflammatory scarring or obstruction of the ventricular system or subarachnoid pathways.

27

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1.4K

Citations

130

Authors

66

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9

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Publications

27

Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone and combined with choroid plexus cauterization in infants younger than 1 year of age: a prospective study in 550 African children

Benjamin C. Warf · Journal of neurosurgery · 2005 · 358 citations

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Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment for infant hydrocephalus: a prospective North American series

Scellig Stone, Benjamin C. Warf · Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2014 · 182 citations · Full text

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Endoscopic Treatment versus Shunting for Infant Hydrocephalus in Uganda

Abhaya V. Kulkarni, Steven J. Schiff, Edith Mbabazi-Kabachelor et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2017 · 164 citations · Full text

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Five-year survival and outcome of treatment for postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants

Benjamin C. Warf, Ariella R. Dagi, Brian Nsubuga Kaaya et al. · Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics · 2011 · 88 citations

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<i>Paenibacillus</i> infection with frequent viral coinfection contributes to postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants

Joseph N. Paulson, Brent L. Williams, Christine Hehnly et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2020 · 55 citations · Full text

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Authors

130

  1. BC
    Benjamin C. Warf

    Boston Children's Hospital, United States

    10 publications · 1K citations

    11

    h-index

  2. SJ
    Steven J. Schiff

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    7 publications · 437 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. JM
    John Mugamba

    Boston Children's Hospital, United States

    6 publications · 339 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. AV
    Abhaya V. Kulkarni

    Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

    5 publications · 289 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. PS
    Peter Ssenyonga

    CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda, Uganda

    5 publications · 289 citations

    6

    h-index

1–5 of 130

Institutions

66

  1. Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda

    Mbale, Uganda

    9 h-index

    30 publications

    2K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    9 h-index

    28 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Canada

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    664 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    629 citations

  6. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    276 citations

  7. SickKids Foundation

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    515 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    1 publications

    164 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics

    JNS · 7 publications · 422 citations

    7

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  2. Child s Nervous System

    2 publications · 79 citations

    3

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  3. New England Journal of Medicine

    NEJM · 2 publications · 174 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Journal of neurosurgery

    JNS · 2 publications · 368 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Neurosurgery

    1 publications · 16 citations

    1

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