Gravitational valves in supine patients with ventriculo-peritoneal shunts

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 705-709

  Deininger, Martin H ^a   Weyerbrock, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gravitational valve; Hydrocephalus; Ventriculo peritoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; AKINETIC MUTISM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GRAVITATIONAL VALVE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUPINE POSITION;

ADOLESCENT; AKINETIC MUTISM; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; POSTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 67650456198     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0291-8     Document Type: Article

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