In vivo assessment of hydrocephalus shunt

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 317-323

  Petrella, G ^a,b,c   Czosnyka, M ^a   Smielewski, P ^a   Allin, D ^a   Guazzo, E P ^a   Pickard, J D ^a   Czosnyka, Z H ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Hydrocephalus; In vivo testing; Shunt obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IN VIVO STUDY; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349976686     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01176.x     Document Type: Article

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