OBJECT The authors recently developed and internally validated the ETV Success Score (ETVSS)--a simplified means of predicting the 6-month success rate of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for a child with hydrocephalus, based on age, etiology of hydrocephalus, and presence of a previous shunt. A high ETVSS predicts a high chance of early ETV success. In this paper, they assess the clinica...

The brain is capable of major reorganization even many years after an injury, with appropriate rehabilitation. The highly plastic brain responds best when the therapy is motivating and has a benefit that is recognized by the patient. The major objective of this study was to estimate feasibility and efficacy of an electro-tactile vestibular substitution system (ETVSS) in aiding recovery of postu...

310 J Neurosurg: Pediatrics / Volume 6 / October 2010 The debate over ETV versus CSF shunting for the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus remains largely unresolved.1,2,4,6,7,9,11,16,18,20 Recently, we used confounder-adjustment techniques (propensity score modeling) to compare the failure rate of ETV versus shunt placement.13 We found that, once adjusted for confounders, ETV is associated wit...

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a hydrocephalus treatment procedure that involves opening the Liliequist membrane (LM). However, LM anatomy has not been well-studied neuroendoscopically, because approach angles differ between descriptive and microsurgical anatomical explorations. Discrepancies in ETV efficacy, especially among children age 2 younger, may be due to incomplete opening. ...