Low pressure hydrocephalic state complicating hemispherectomy: A case report

Epilepsia

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 563-565

  Daniel, Roy Thomas ^a   Lee, Gabriel Y F ^a   Halcrow, Stephen J ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Hemispherectomy; Hydrocephalus; Intractable seizures; LPHS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; SHUNTING;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036091238     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.46101.x     Document Type: Article

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