Cognitive changes after cerebrospinal fluid shunting in young adults with spina bifida and assumed arrested hydrocephalus

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 615-621

  Mataró, Maria ^a   Poca, Maria Antonia ^a   Sahuquillo, Juan ^a   Cuxart, Ampar ^a   Iborra, Jordi ^a   De La Calzada, Maria Dolores ^a   Junqué, Carme ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Neuropsychology; Spina bifida; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034096827     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.5.615     Document Type: Article

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