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The preoperative incidence of raised intracranial pressure in nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis is underestimated in the literature.

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Title
The preoperative incidence of raised intracranial pressure in nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis is underestimated in the literature.
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Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, September 2014
DOI 10.3171/2014.8.peds1425
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Steven A Wall, Gregory P L Thomas, David Johnson, Jo C Byren, Jayaratnam Jayamohan, Shailendra A Magdum, David J McAuley, Peter G Richards

Abstract

Object The presence of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in untreated nonsyndromic, isolated sagittal craniosynostosis (SC) is an important functional indication for surgery. Methods A retrospective review was performed of all 284 patients presenting with SC to the Oxford Craniofacial Unit between 1995 and 2010. Results Intraparenchymal ICP monitoring was performed in 39 children following a standard unit protocol. Monitoring of ICP was offered for all patients in whom nonoperative management was considered on the basis of minimal deformity or in cases in which parents were reluctant to agree to corrective surgery. These patients presented at an older age than the rest of the cohort (mean age 56 months), with marked scaphocephaly (16/39, 41%), mild scaphocephaly (11, 28%), or no scaphocephalic deformity (12, 31%). Raised ICP was found in 17 (44%) patients, with no significant difference in its incidence among the 3 different deformity types. Raised ICP was not predicted by the presence of symptoms of ICP or developmental delay or by ophthalmological or radiological findings. Conclusions The incidence of raised ICP in SC reported here is greater than that previously published in the literature. The lack of a reliable noninvasive method to identify individuals with elevated ICP in SC mandates consideration of intraparenchymal ICP monitoring in all patients for whom nonoperative management is contemplated.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 106 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 18 17%
Other 12 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 11%
Student > Postgraduate 11 10%
Student > Bachelor 11 10%
Other 18 17%
Unknown 25 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 58 54%
Neuroscience 7 7%
Computer Science 2 2%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 <1%
Psychology 1 <1%
Other 5 5%
Unknown 33 31%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 January 2023.
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#8,262,981
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#810
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#83,478
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#4
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