Neurocognitive and psychosocial function in children with benign external hydrocephalus (BEH)-a long-term follow-up study.
Rebecka MikkelsenLinn Nilsen RødevandUlrikke Straume WiigSverre Morten ZahlTorhild BerntsenAnne-Britt SkarbøArild EggeEirik HelsethStein AnderssonKnut WesterPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2016)
Children with BEH display long-term subtle neurocognitive difficulties. Non-operated children performed significantly better on some neuropsychological measures and reported less psychosocial problems. This difference may be caused by a selection bias: neurosurgical intervention was more likely in children with clinically more pronounced symptoms.