Keyhole to the brain: Walter Dandy and neuroendoscopy - Historical vignette

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 439-442

  Hsu, Wesley ^a   Li, Khan W ^a   Bookland, Markus ^a   Jallo, George I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

History; Neuroendoscopy; Walter Dandy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHOROID PLEXUS; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROENDOSCOPES; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 67649092264     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.PEDS08342     Document Type: Article

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