Evaluation of cerebral vascular reserve by single photon emission tomography in children with congenital hydrocephalus

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-91

  Pratap, A ^a   Srinivas, M ^a   Hentok, P ^a   Bal, C S ^a   Bhatnagar, V ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular reserve; Congenital hydrocephalus; Single photon emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBRAL VASCULAR RESERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0038179077     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39587     Document Type: Article

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