Effects of prednisone on ventriculoperitoneal shunt function in hydrocephalus secondary to cysticercosis: A preliminary study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 629-633

  Suastegui Roman, Roberto A ^a   Soto Hernández, José Luis ^a   Sotelo, Julio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

arachnoiditis; cysticercosis drug therapy; hydrocephalus; ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOXINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13344284699     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.84.4.0629     Document Type: Article

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