Sensitivity of papilledema as a sign of shunt failure in children

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-66

  Nazir, Sayeda ^a   O'Brien, Mark ^b   Qureshi, Nazer H ^b   Slape, Lamonda ^a   Green, T J ^a   Phillips, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; PALLOR; PAPILLEDEMA; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHUNTING; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 60249099863     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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