Usefulness of spinal drainage for post-traumatic external hydrocephalus: Report of two cases

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 236-240

  Ando, Seiichi ^a   Otani, Mitsuru ^a   Moritake, Kouzo ^b  

^a Unnan General Hospital   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

External hydrocephalus; Head injury; Hydrocephalus; Spinal drainage

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644287729     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(97)90079-5     Document Type: Article

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