Influence of the shunt type in the difference in reduction of volume between the two lateral ventricles in shunted hydrocephalic children

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 552-558

  Jain, Harsh ^a   Natarajan, Kal ^a   Sgouros, Spyros ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CSF drainage; CSF overdrainage; CSF valve; Hydrocephalus; Slit ventricle syndrome; Ventricular shunt

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CALCULATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 23144437040     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-1096-y     Document Type: Article

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