Much controversy still exists about the relative advantages and disadvantages of anteriorly
vs. posteriorly placed shunts in terms of infection rate and duration of function. During a 27-…

A retrospective analysis of patients with lipomyelomeningocele cared for at two referral
centers was completed to derive relationships between neurological function and patient age. …

OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have suggested that retethering in patients operated for a tight
or fatty filum is higher than previously predicted. In this retrospective review, outcome, …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: As the practice of in utero repair of myelomeningoceles
becomes more prevalent, knowledge of the expected MR imaging findings has become …

Acrylic acid (AcAc) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) were graft copolymerized onto
the chitosan backbone using radical initiation under different experimental conditions. The …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine differences in complications and outcomes
between posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty (PFDD) and without duraplasty (…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can noninvasively detect in
vivo white matter (WM) abnormalities on the basis of anisotropic diffusion properties. We …

Spina bifida is the most common nonchromosomal birth defect, resulting in permanent
disability of multiple organ systems, yet compatible with long-term survival. Important advances …

… range from 193 K to about 393 K. Samples were prepared from extracted films, obtained
as described above. The experiments were carried out at a heating rate of 1.5 K/min. The …

Recurrent tethered cord syndrome (TCS) has been reported to develop in 5–50% of patients
following initial spinal cord detethering operations. Surgery for multiple recurrences of TCS …