Current Trends in the Treatment of Pediatric Hydrocephalus: A Narrative Review Centered on the Indications, Safety, Efficacy, and Long-Term Outcomes of Available Treatment Modalities

• Main Authors: Dimitrios Panagopoulos (Author), Georgios Stranjalis (Author), Maro Gavra (Author), Efstathios Boviatsis (Author), Stefanos Korfias (Author), Ploutarchos Karydakis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pathophysiologic substrate of pediatric hydrocephalus has not been thoroughly elucidated. Valve-based shunt systems have constituted the main therapeutic option since the late 1950s. The initially used systems were concerning the ventricular system and the atrium. In the 1970s, VA shunts were no...