The problematic slit ventricle syndrome: A review of the literature and proposed algorithm for treatment

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 264-269

  Olson, Sarah ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non compliant ventricle syndrome; Slit ventricle syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CALVARIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; CRANIAL EXPANSION; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MIGRAINE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOMENCLATURE; NON COMPLIANT BRAIN VENTRICLE SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHUNTING; SLIT BRAIN VENTRICLE SYNDROME; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALVE;

ALGORITHMS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DECISION TREES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 17844389620     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083738     Document Type: Review

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