Quality of life and psychomotor development after surgical treatment of hydrocephalus

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-5

  Topczewska Lach, E ^a,c   Lenkiewicz, T ^a   Olanski W ^a   Zaborska, A ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Give Chance Centre   (Poland)

^c Dr Zamenhof Childrens' Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Prognostic factors; Psychomotor development; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIETY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 20644461267     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837436     Document Type: Conference Paper

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