Acute post-traumatic hydrocephalus in an infant due to aqueductal obstruction by a blood clot: A case report

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 373-376

  Gupta, Sunil Kumar ^a   Sharma, Tarun ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueductal obstruction; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Mild head injury; Post traumatic hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABY; BLOOD CLOT; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; FALLING; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD COAGULATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 59849113949     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0750-1     Document Type: Article

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