Stereotactic ventriculoperitoneal shunting for refractory idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Neurosurgery

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1039-1043

  Abu Serieh, Basel ^a   Ghassempour, Keyvan ^a   Duprez, Thierry ^a   Raftopoulos, Christian ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Long term follow up; Stereotactic ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 34249780347     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000255456.12978.31     Document Type: Article

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