Hydrocephalus secondary to diffuse villous hyperplasia of the choroid plexus: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 689-691

  Britz, Gavin W ^a   Kim, D Kyle ^a   Loeser, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Multidisciplinary Pain Center   (United States)

Author keywords

choroid plexus; diffuse villous hyperplasia; hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERPLASIA; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

EID: 0029814986     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.4.0689     Document Type: Article

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