Hydrocephalus in Uganda: The predominance of infectious origin and primary management with endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Warf, Benjamin C ^a  

^a CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Developing country; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Myelomeningocele; Neonatal meningitis; Pediatric neurosurgery; Ventriculitis

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; PARAMETER; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 26944491172     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.102.1.0001     Document Type: Article

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