Idiopathic hydrocephalus in children and idiopathic intracranial hypertension in adults: Two manifestations of the same pathophysiological process?

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 439-444

  Bateman, Grant A ^a,b   Smith, Robert L ^b,c   Siddique, Sabbir H ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aqueduct stenosis; Communicating hydrocephalus; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS;

EID: 38449123037     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/12/439     Document Type: Article

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