Early versus late treatment of posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation: Results of a retrospective study from five neonatal intensive care units in The Netherlands

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 212-217

  De Vries, L S ^a   Liem, K D ^a   Van Dijk, K ^a   Smit, B J ^a   Sie, L ^a   Rademaker, K J ^a   Gavilanes, A W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Intraventricular haemorrhage; Posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DILATATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0036198130     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352502317285234     Document Type: Article

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