Management of intraventricular hemorrhage

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-82

  Hinson, Holly E ^a   Hanley, Daniel F ^a   Ziai, Wendy C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

External ventricular drainage; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 12A; DISUFENTON SODIUM; PHENYTOIN;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROSURGERY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 77953543949     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-010-0086-6     Document Type: Review

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