Hydrocephalus Debate

[Encephalos Administrator]

A debate has started by a leader in pediatric neurosurgery, Dr Harold
Rekate. Dr Rekate submitted an article in open access journal
"Cerebrospinal Fluid Research", concerning Hydrocephalus and its
definition. It was published in 22th of January 2008. He outlines the
history of its definition form through literature and proposes a new
definition consensus. He states that "hydrocephalus is an active
distension of the ventricular system of the brain resulting from
inadequate passage of cerebrospinal fluid from its point of production
within the cerebral ventricles to its point of absorption into the
systemic circulation." He also notes that the lack of agreement in
hydrocephalus definition has impeded the progression of research to
the field. This provisional article presents the theories and
experience of Dr Rekate with quality schematics of flow system of the
CSF.

Is it time to reconsider the definition of Hydrocephalus ?

The sure thing is that it is the time for the scientific community
to consent to a working definition.

The article content (PDF) is under Dr Rekate's copyright and
distributed under Open Access initiative.

reference: Cerebrospinal Fluid Res. 2008 Jan 22;5(1):2 [Epub ahead
of print]