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Growth and Puberty in Hydrocephalus

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Pediatric Hydrocephalus

Abstract

Non-tumor-related hydrocephalus may cause short adult height [21, 26], weight gain [11] and/or disorders of puberty [4a, 7, 10, 12]. Although these conditions are believed to be caused by increased pressure on the hypothalamic-pituitary (HP) area of the brain, the exact mechanism is unknown. We will analyze: (1) the expression and incidence of each of these disorders, and their relationship to the quality of the control of the hydrocephalus; (2) the special features of hydrocephalus attributable to a suprasellar arachnoid cyst; and (3) the management of growth and puberty in patients with hydrocephalus.

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  1. Université René Descartes, Paris, France

    Rasa Brauner & Florence Cholley

  2. Physiology Laboratory, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique — Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Christine Trivin

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  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Giuseppe Cinalli MD

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France

    Christian Sainte-Rose MD

  3. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

    Wirginia June Maixner MD

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Brauner, R., Cholley, F., Trivin, C. (2005). Growth and Puberty in Hydrocephalus. In: Cinalli, G., Sainte-Rose, C., Maixner, W.J. (eds) Pediatric Hydrocephalus. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2121-1_32

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