Quality of life after endoscopic third ventriculostomy and cerebrospinal fluid shunting: An adjusted multivariable analysis in a large cohort - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-16

  Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a   Shams, Iffat ^a   Cochrane, D Douglas ^b   McNeely, P Daniel ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health outcome; Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy; Pediatric patient; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; ONTARIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 77954363812     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.PEDS09358     Document Type: Article

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