The value of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in craniosynostosis

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 260-263

  Govender, P V ^a   Nadvi, S S ^a   Madaree, A ^a  

^a Wentworth Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Intracranial pressure; Pulsatility index; Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DECOMPRESSION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0032902623     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199905000-00015     Document Type: Article

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