The significance of hydrostatic valves in therapy for chronic hydrocephalus;Der stellenwert hydrostatischer ventile in der therapie des chronischen hydrozephalus

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Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 975-986

  Kiefer, M ^a   Eymann, R ^a   Mascaros V ^a   Walter, M ^b   Steudel, W I ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Hydrostatic valves; Overdrainage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SHUNTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; REOPERATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0033670013     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150050695     Document Type: Article

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