Efficacy of lumbo-peritoneal versus ventriculo-peritoneal shunting for management of chronic hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-49

  Kang, Sung Don ^a,b  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic hydrocephalus; Shunt; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CISTERNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASOSPASM; X RAY;

EID: 0033972863     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050006     Document Type: Article

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