Dural venous sinus anatomy in children with external hydrocephalus: analysis of a series of 97 patients.
Giuseppe CinalliGiuliana di MartinoCarmela RussoFederica MazioAnna NastroGiuseppe MironeClaudio RuggieroFerdinando AlibertiDaniele CasconeEugenio CovelliPietro SpennatoPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2021)
Decreased patency of the dural sinuses and consequent increased venous outflow resistance may play a role in the pathophysiology of external hydrocephalus in the first 3 years of life. In plagiocephalic children, calvarial flattening may impact on the homolateral dural sinus patency, with a possible effect on the anatomy of dural sinuses and venous drainage in the first months of life.