Predicting slitlike ventricles in children on the basis of baseline characteristics at the time of shunt insertion

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 347-349

  Kan, Peter ^a   Walker, Marion L ^a   Drake, James M ^b   Kestle, John R W ^a  

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

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Pediatric neurosurgery; Predictive factor; Slit ventricle syndrome; Slitlike ventricle; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250827206     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2007.106.5.347     Document Type: Article

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