Does treatment with endoscopic third ventriculostomy result in less concern among parents of children with hydrocephalus?

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1529-1534

  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; Parental concern; Pediatric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; ONTARIO; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 78649321903     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1162-6     Document Type: Article

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