Unrecognised ventriculitis/meningitis presenting as hydrocephalus in infancy

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 870-873

  Udani, Vrajesh ^b   Udani, Soonu ^a   Merani, Rohan ^b   Bavdekar, Manisha ^b  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Meningitis; Ventriculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CEPHALOMETRY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANTILE HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGITIS; PERINATAL INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0141857391     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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