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WILLIAM WHITEHEAD to Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts

This is a "connection" page, showing publications WILLIAM WHITEHEAD has written about Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts.
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4.088
  1. Ventricular catheter entry site and not catheter tip location predicts shunt survival: a secondary analysis of 3 large pediatric hydrocephalus studies. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Feb; 19(2):157-167.
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    Score: 0.511
  2. Factors associated with ventricular catheter movement and inaccurate catheter location: post hoc analysis of the hydrocephalus clinical research network ultrasound-guided shunt placement study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Aug; 14(2):173-8.
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    Score: 0.433
  3. Accurate placement of cerebrospinal fluid shunt ventricular catheters with real-time ultrasound guidance in older children without patent fontanelles. J Neurosurg. 2007 Nov; 107(5 Suppl):406-10.
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    Score: 0.273
  4. Racial disparities in hydrocephalus mortality and shunt revision: a study from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Jun 01; 35(6):554-562.
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    Score: 0.228
  5. Neurodevelopmental outcomes of permanent and temporary CSF diversion in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Apr 01; 35(4):315-326.
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    Score: 0.226
  6. Comparing ventriculoatrial and ventriculopleural shunts in pediatric hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Oct 01; 34(4):305-314.
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    Score: 0.217
  7. The treatment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections. Results from a practice survey of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2001 Oct; 35(4):205-10.
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    Score: 0.179
  8. Characterization of a multicenter pediatric-hydrocephalus shunt biobank. Fluids Barriers CNS. 2020 Jul 18; 17(1):45.
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    Score: 0.165
  9. Patient and Treatment Characteristics by Infecting Organism in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Jul 01; 8(3):235-243.
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    Score: 0.153
  10. Reinfection after treatment of first cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: a prospective observational cohort study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 04; 21(4):346-358.
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    Score: 0.139
  11. Variability in Management of First Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Observational Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2016 12; 179:185-191.e2.
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    Score: 0.127
  12. A new Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Apr; 17(4):391-6.
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    Score: 0.120
  13. Risk factors for shunt malfunction in pediatric hydrocephalus: a multicenter prospective cohort study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Apr; 17(4):382-90.
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    Score: 0.120
  14. Letters to the Editor: challenges in identifying endoscopic third ventriculostomy. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Nov; 14(5):558-60.
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    Score: 0.110
  15. Risk factors for first cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: findings from a multi-center prospective cohort study. J Pediatr. 2014 Jun; 164(6):1462-8.e2.
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    Score: 0.106
  16. Outcomes of CSF shunting in children: comparison of Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network cohort with historical controls: clinical article. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Oct; 12(4):334-8.
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    Score: 0.102
  17. Correlation between shunt series and scoliosis radiographs in children with myelomeningoceles. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Nov; 17(5):410-4.
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    Score: 0.096
  18. Center effect and other factors influencing temporization and shunting of cerebrospinal fluid in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 May; 9(5):473-81.
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    Score: 0.093
  19. A standardized protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Quality Improvement Initiative. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jul; 8(1):22-9.
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    Score: 0.088
  20. Effectiveness of a clinical pathway for patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Oct; 6(4):318-24.
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    Score: 0.084
  21. A multicenter retrospective comparison of conversion from temporary to permanent cerebrospinal fluid diversion in very low birth weight infants with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Jul; 4(1):50-5.
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    Score: 0.077
  22. Use of lumbar drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for brain relaxation in occipital lobe approaches in children: technical note. Surg Neurol. 2009 Jun; 71(6):681-4, discussion 684.
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    Score: 0.072
  23. Management of shunt infections: a multicenter pilot study. J Neurosurg. 2006 Sep; 105(3 Suppl):177-81.
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    Score: 0.063
  24. Ventricular catheter tissue obstruction and shunt malfunction in 9 hydrocephalus etiologies. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Jul 01; 34(1):84-93.
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    Score: 0.053
  25. Comparison of outcomes in the management of abdominal pseudocyst in children with shunted hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 09 01; 32(3):312-323.
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    Score: 0.050
  26. The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network quality improvement initiative: the role of antibiotic-impregnated catheters and vancomycin wound irrigation. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Jun 01; 29(6):711-718.
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    Score: 0.046
  27. Longitudinal CSF Iron Pathway Proteins in Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: Associations with Ventricle Size and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. Ann Neurol. 2021 08; 90(2):217-226.
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    Score: 0.044
  28. Temporal trends in surgical procedures for pediatric hydrocephalus: an analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Core Data Project. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 03 01; 27(3):269-276.
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    Score: 0.042
  29. Neurological outcomes by mode of delivery for fetuses with open neural tube defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG. 2019 Feb; 126(3):322-327.
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    Score: 0.036
  30. Shunting outcomes in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: results of a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network prospective cohort study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Jul; 20(1):19-29.
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    Score: 0.033
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