The scientific history of hydrocephalus and its treatment

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 67-93

  Aschoff, Alfred ^a   Kremer, Paul ^a   Hashemi, Bahram ^a   Kunze, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CSF shunts; External CSF drainage; Hydrocephalus; Hydrocephalus valve; Medical history; Shunt failures; Shunt infection; Silicone

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVE;

ANIMALS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; SPINAL PUNCTURE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0032717741     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101430050035     Document Type: Review

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