Pathophysiological changes in cerebrovascular distensibility in patients undergoing chronic shunt therapy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 447-453

  Sood, Sandeep ^a   Kumar, Cherukuri Ravi ^a   Jamous, Mohammad ^a   Schuhmann, Martin U ^a   Ham, Steven D ^a   Canady, Alexa I ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain compliance; Cerebrovascular distensibility; Pediatric neurosurgery; Pressure volume index; Shunt; Slit ventricle syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAMETER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 2142765237     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2004.100.5.0447     Document Type: Article

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