Communicating hydrocephalus after endovascular coiling of unruptured aneurysms: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1241-1244

  Mitha, Alim P ^a   Wong, John H ^a,b   Lu, Jian Qiang ^a   Morrish, William F ^a   Hudon, Mark E ^a   Hu, William Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communicating hydrocephalus; Endovascular coiling; Hydrogel coil; Intracranial aneurysm; Unruptured aneurysm

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOPLASTY; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROGEL; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 44849105792     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/6/1241     Document Type: Article

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