Shunting in hydrocephalus due to tuberculous meningitis. Cases presenting with high cerebrospinal fluid proteins in pediatric age

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-53

  Kilincoglu, B F ^a   Dalkilic, T ^a   Dincbal, M N ^a   Aydin, Y ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Albumins; Cerebrospinal fluid proteins; Electrophoresis; Hydrocephalus; Prealbumin; Tuberculosis, meningeal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ALBUMINS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MORBIDITY; PREALBUMIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 70350044848     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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