Reverse brain herniation during posterior fossa surgery

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-269

  Prabhakar, Hemanshu ^a   Umesh, G ^a   Chouhan, R S ^a   Bithal, Parmod K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Posterior fossa tumor; Raised intracranial pressure; Reverse coning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SINUS RHYTHM;

CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALOCELE; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0037707395     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200307000-00016     Document Type: Article

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