Effect of magnetic fields from home-use magnetic induction therapy apparatuses on adjustable cerebrospinal fluid shunt valves

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 725-729

  Nakashima, Koji ^a   Oishi, Atsunori ^a   Itokawa, Hiroshi ^b   Fujimoto, Michio ^c  

^a Higashi Totsuka Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^b Kasai Cardiology and Neurosurgery Hospital   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Magnetic field; Safety; Shunt valve

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT VALVE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTHERAPY; PRESSURE; X RAY;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY;

EID: 77955826143     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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