Eva-Karin Persson
University of Gothenburg
9 Papers
135 Citations
Eva-Karin Persson is an academic researcher from University of Gothenburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Hydrocephalus. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Hydrocephalus in children born in 1999–2002: epidemiology, outcome and ophthalmological findings
TL;DR: The incidence of post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus in children born extremely preterm increased; a group running a high risk of neurological sequelae, which necessitates the further development of preventive and treatment methods.
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Learning, memory and executive functions in children with hydrocephalus.
TL;DR: To explore learning, memory and executive abilities in children with hydrocephalus without learning disabilities, and to find out whether children with an isolated Hydrocephalus differed from those withHydrocephalus in combination with myelomeningocele (MMC).
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Vision in children with hydrocephalus.
Susann Andersson,Eva-Karin Persson,Eva Aring,Barbro Lindquist,Gordon N. Dutton,Ann Hellström +5 more
TL;DR: In this study, children with hydrocephalus associated with myelomeningocele were least commonly affected and visual disorders were most frequent in those with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and/or cognitive disability.
Very long-term follow-up of cognitive function in adults treated in infancy for hydrocephalus.
TL;DR: This very long-term follow-up study of normally gifted children with hydrocephalus revealed that, as adults, they still had preserved cognitive functions despite recurrent shunt dysfunction, and represents a tribute to neurosurgical intervention.
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Strabismus, binocular functions and ocular motility in children with hydrocephalus.
Eva Aring,Susann Andersson,Anna-Lena Hård,Ann Hellström,Eva-Karin Persson,Paul Uvebrant,Jan Ygge +6 more
TL;DR: The etiology of hydrocephalus, number of shunt revisions and ventricle size seem to be of minor importance compared with the age of onset of Hydrocephalus with regard to the risk for orthoptic abnormalities.
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