Advantages of delayed VP shunting in post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus seen in low-birth-weight infants

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 328-333

  Taylor, Allan G ^a   Peter, Jonathan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Complications; Intra ventricular haemorrhage; Post haemorrhagic hydrocephalus; Ventriculo peritoneal shunting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0034997378     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810000429     Document Type: Article

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