Monte Carlo simulation of cerebrospinal fluid shunt failure and definition of instability among shunt-treated patients with hydrocephalus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 474-478

  Piatt Jr , Joseph H ^a,b   Cosgriff, Margaret ^c  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Hydrocephalus; Life table; Monte Carlo simulation; Pediatric neurosurgery; Shunt; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIFE TABLE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUROSURGERY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIFE TABLES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449103572     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/12/474     Document Type: Article

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