Management of neonatal hydrocephalus: Feasibility of use and safety of two programmable (Sophy and Polaris) valves

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 549-556

  Martínez Lage, Juan F ^a,b   Almagro, María José ^a   Rincón, Isabel Sanchez ^a   Pérez Espejo, Miguel A ^a,b   Piqueras, Claudio ^a   Alfaro, Raú ^a   Ros de San Pedro, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CSF shunts; Neonatal hydrocephalus; Pediatric hydrocephalus; Polaris valve; Programmable hydrocephalus valves; Programmable valve efficiency; Programmable valve safety; Sophyvalve

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PREMATURITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SHUNT INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

EID: 42449146609     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0512-5     Document Type: Article

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