Role of transcranial Doppler sonography and pressure provocation test to evaluate the need for cerebrospinal fluid drainage in hydrocephalic children

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 174-183

  Gera, Parshotam ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Sailukar, M ^a   Pathak, R ^a   Agarwal, P ^a   Parelkar, S ^a   Oak, S ^a  

^a BYL Nair Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Doppler sonography; Hydrocephalus; Pressure provocation test

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548514081     PISSN: 09719261     EISSN: 09719261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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