Asymptomatic shunt malfunction detected fortuitously by observation of papilloedema

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1093-1096

  Arnell, K ^a,b   Eriksson, E ^a   Olsen, L ^a  

^a KUS Huddinge   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Papilledoema; Shunt malfunction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; SHUNTING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAPILLEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0347126591     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0085-3     Document Type: Article

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