Signs and symptoms of cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction in the pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-34

  Kim, Tommy Y ^a   Stewart, Gail ^a   Voth, Marcus ^a   Moynihan, James A ^a   Brown, Lance ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Malfunction; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LETHARGY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; SWELLING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 31144464985     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000195764.50565.8c     Document Type: Review

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