Predicting shunt failure on the basis of clinical symptoms and signs in children

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 202-210

  Garton, H J L ^a   Kestle, J R W ^a   Drake, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction; Likelihood ratio; Predictive value; Sensitivity; Shunt malfunction; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR FONTANEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVICE; ERYTHEMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VOMITING;

EID: 0034859526     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.2.0202     Document Type: Article

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