A laboratory model of testing shunt performance after implantation

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 30-35

  Taylor, R ^a   Czosnyka, Zofia ^a   Czosnyka, M ^a   Pickard, J D ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CSF pressure; Hydrocephalus; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFUSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL;

EID: 0036128073     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690120114200     Document Type: Article

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