Quality of life in obstructive hydrocephalus: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy compared to cerebrospinal fluid shunt

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-79

  Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a   Hui, Sonya ^a   Shams, Iffat ^a   Donnelly, Ruth ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health outcome; Hydrocephalus; Pediatric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 71349083738     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0983-7     Document Type: Article

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