Correlation between decreased ventricular size and positive clinical outcome following shunt placement in patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1036-1040

  Meier, Ullrich ^a   Mutze, Sven ^a  

^a UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual switch valve; Evans Index; Hydrostatic valve; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Shunt; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE SIZE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; EVANS INDEX; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROSTATIC VALVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PARAMETER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442641526     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.6.1036     Document Type: Article

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