Maternal and Infant Factors Associated With Infancy-Onset Hydrocephalus in Washington State

• Published in: Pediatric neurology Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 320 - 325
• Main Authors: Tully, Hannah M., MD, Capote, Raquel T., DMD, MSD, Saltzman, Babette S., PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; epidemiology; Female; Gestational Age; Humans; hydrocephalus; Hydrocephalus - epidemiology; Hydrocephalus - etiology; Infant; Infant, Newborn; intraventricular hemorrhage; Logistic Models; Male; Maternal Age; myelomeningocele; Neurology; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Washington - epidemiology; Young Adult; Washington; epidemiology; hydrocephalus; myelomeningocele; intraventricular hemorrhage

Abstract Objective Hydrocephalus, a complex condition characterized by progressive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricular system of the brain, affects ∼6 in 10,000 infants and is heterogeneous in nature. Previous investigations of risk factors have not considered etiologic hetero...