Future directions for therapy of childhood hydrocephalus: A view from the laboratory

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 172-181

  Del Bigio, Marc R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal models; Axon; Hydrocephalus; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; CYANOACRYLATE; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HYALURONIDASE; ISOSORBIDE; KAOLIN; MESSENGER RNA; MEXILETINE; NEUROMODULIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; RILUZOLE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; SILICONE OIL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; THEOBROMINE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS;

EID: 0034997169     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056016     Document Type: Article

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