title: Hydrocephalus in children: neurosurgical and neuroimaging concerns.
abstract: The neuroimaging of hydrocephalus from the perspective of the pediatric neurosurgeon is discussed. Processes with new developments in therapy and imaging are described, including congenital causes of hydrocephalus, unilateral hydrocephalus, trapped fourth ventricle, and benign external hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurosurgery, Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Boaz
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Edwards-Brown
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D016142:Holoprosencephaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed