Epidural venous engorgement resulting in progressive cervical myelopathy from shunt-related intracranial hypotension: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2006, Pages 499-503

  Liu, James K ^a   Gottfried, Oren N ^a   Brockmeyer, Douglas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Epidural venous engorgement; Intracranial hypotension; Pediatric neurosurgery; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REOPERATION; VEINS;

EID: 33845695265     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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