Prevention of visual loss caused by shunt failure: A potential role for optic nerve sheath fenestration. Report of three cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 149-151

  Ramsey III, Christian N ^a   Proctor, Ben L ^a   Baker, Robert S ^a   Pittman, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Optic nerve sheath fenestration; Pediatric neurosurgery; Shunt failure; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EQUIPMENT; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33644912594     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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