Concepts for a mechatronic device to control intracranial pressure

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 4, Issue PART 1, 2006, Pages 25-29

  Jetzki, S ^a,b   Kiefer, M ^a,b   Walter, M ^a,b   Leonhardt, S ^a,b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); CSF drainage; Hydrocephalus; ICP control; Intracranial pressure (ICP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961150069     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20060912-3-de-2911.00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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