Periventricular hypodensity is associated with the incidence of pre-shunt seizure in hydrocephalic children.

Background: The seizure incidence in hydrocephalic children has been acknowledged in a lot of studies previously; nonetheless, seizure pathogenesis in these children remains unclear. Its high proportion of hydrocephalic children who underwent shunt surgery suggests that the seizure might be associated with the protocol of shunt placement and/or the shunt existence intracranially; however, this hypothesis could not explain the pre-shunt seizure incidence in hydrocephalic children.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the patients' characteristics and CT findings in pre-shunt hydrocephalic children to identify the possible seizure etiology in these patients.

Understanding mobile application development and implementation for monitoring Posyandu data in Indonesia: a 3-year hybrid action study to build "a bridge" from the community to the national scale.

Background: Limited information is available on how mobile health (mHealth) application (app) technology on mother and child health (MCH) is developed. This research aimed (a) to explore the process of developing mobile apps for MCH community-based services in the Indonesian setting of Pos Pelayanan Terpadu (Posyandu/Integrated Health Service Post), (b) to determine the feasibility of using the app by community health workers (CHWs), and (c) to evaluate the scalability of the mobile app at the national level in Indonesia.

Methods: A hybrid method was used to synergistically combine the action research principles and mixed methods comprising qualitative and quantitative methods.