Thrombosis associated with ventriculoatrial shunts: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-291

  Wilkinson, Norka ^a   Sood, Sandeep ^b   Ham, Steven D ^b   Gilmer Hill, Holly ^b   Fleming, Patricia ^c   Rajpurkar, Madhvi ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant therapy; Thrombosis; Ventriculoatrial shunt

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; FOLIC ACID; GADOLINIUM; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CELIAC DISEASE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; ILEOSTOMY; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT INFECTION; SPINA BIFIDA; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; HEART ATRIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 54449086623     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED.2008.2.10.286     Document Type: Article

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