Optic nerve sheath ultrasound in the assessment of paediatric hydrocephalus

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-90

  McAuley, David ^a   Paterson, Anne ^a   Sweeney, Louise ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Optic nerve sheath; Paediatric; Shunt; Sonography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSORBITAL OPTIC NERVE SHEATH ECHOGRAPHY;

CHILD; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; OPTIC NERVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 57449104906     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0713-6     Document Type: Article

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