A positron emission tomography study of cerebrovascular reserve before and after shunt surgery in patients with idiopathic chronic hydrocephalus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 605-609

  Klinge, Petra M ^a,b   Berding, Georg ^a   Brinker, Thomas ^a   Knapp, Wolfram H ^a   Samii, Madjid ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Cerebrovascular reserve; Chronic hydrocephalus; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033494504     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.4.0605     Document Type: Article

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