Pediatric hydrocephalus in east Africa: Prevalence, causes, treatments, and strategies for the future

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 296-300

  Warf, Benjamin C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Choroid plexus cauterization; Developing countries; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Myelomeningocele; Postinfectious hydrocephalus; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

AFRICA; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CATHETERIZATION; CAUTERIZATION; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANCY; INFANT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN INFECTION; PARAMETER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; SHUNTING; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; AGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; EDUCATION; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; TRENDS; UGANDA;

AFRICA, EASTERN; AGE FACTORS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; UGANDA; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 77955879916     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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