Macrocephaly, increased intracranial pressure, and hydrocephalus in the infant and young child

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-51

  Vertinsky, Alexandra T ^a   Barnes, Patrick D ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Macrocephaly; MRI; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MACROCEPHALY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHUNT INFECTION;

BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKULL; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 34347330212     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e3180d0a753     Document Type: Review

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