Publications by authors named "Mark Chukwunweike Chikani"

Background: The anterior fontanelle (AF) tension has been a traditional clinical method of indirect assessment of intracranial pressure (ICP). How does this time-tested bedside assessment technique compare with an objective ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure?

Objective: To determine the correlation of palpation anterior fontanometry and CSF opening pressure in early childhood hydrocephalus.

Materials And Methods: Children diagnosed with hydrocephalus who were planned for CSF diversion using ventriculo-peritoneal (V-P) shunt were prospectively studied over 18 months.

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Background: Primary spinal cord tumors are not as frequently encountered as their cranial counterparts. They could present in such an indolent manner that requires a reasonable index of suspicion for their diagnosis to be considered.

Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the incidence and pattern of primary spinal cord and appendage neoplasms in patients surgically treated in our institution over a decade of practice.

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Objective: The management of pituitary tumors has evolved considerably in the past few decades. One of the indices for effective surgical outcome is the size of the tumor on presentation. Reports from west and central Africa have largely indicated late presentation with very large tumors.

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