Occult hydrocephalus in children with cerebral palsy

Neurosurgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-96

  Albright, A Leland ^a   Ferson, Susan ^a   Carlos, Signe ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen pumps; Cerebral palsy; Hydrocephalus; Intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIQUORRHEA; LONG TERM CARE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 11144237010     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000144779.32401.A2     Document Type: Article

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