Management of subarachnoid fluid collection in infants based on a long-term follow-up study

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-184

  Nishimura, K ^a   Mori, K ^b   Sakamoto, T ^b   Fujiwara, K ^c  

^a Nishimura Hospital   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Fujiwara Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infant; Subarachnoid fluid collection; Subdural fluid collection; Subdural haematoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SHUNTING; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TIME;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030028559     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411358     Document Type: Article

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