Morbidity associated with increased intracranial pressure in Apert and Pfeiffer syndromes: The need for long-term evaluation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 292-301

  Gosain, Arun K ^b   McCarthy, Joseph G ^a   Wisoff, Jeffrey H ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; PAPILLEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKULL; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0030071868     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199602000-00004     Document Type: Article

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