A review of hydrocephalus history, etiologies, diagnosis, and treatment

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-220

  Shakeri, Moslem ^a   Vahedi, Payman ^a,b   Lotfinia, Iraj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Shunt; Ventriculoperitoneal; Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FUROSEMIDE; ISOSORBIDE; MANNITOL;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 65449135936     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNQ.0b013e31817328c9     Document Type: Review

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