Correlation of ventricular size and transcranial Doppler findings before and after ventricular peritoneal shunt in patients with hydrocephalus: Prospective study of 35 patients

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-271

  Jindal, A ^a   Mahapatra, A K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Pulsatility index; Transcranial Doppler; VP shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNTING;

EID: 0031823237     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.2.269     Document Type: Article

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