Lumbar drainage in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-

  Demetriades, Andreas K ^a   Tolias, Christos ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAINAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LETTER; LUMBAR SPINAL DRAINAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; VASOSPASM;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 79961175163     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2011.558947     Document Type: Letter

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