Tethered brainstem repair and near-fatal ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2006, Pages 422-425

  Mohindra, Sandeep ^a   Mukherjee, Kanchan Kumar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Pediatric neurosurgery; Primary brainstem tethering; Tethered cord; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; BRAIN STEM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HEART ARREST; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 33745931762     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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