Extraventricular intracisternal obstructive hydrocephalus - A hypothesis to explain successful 3rd ventriculostomy in communicating hydrocephalus

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 98-101

  Kehler, Uwe ^a   Gliemroth, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b University Hospital Eppendorf ^*

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus classification; Neuroendoscopy; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CISTERNA MAGNA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0037243260     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068053     Document Type: Article

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