An external validation of the ETVSS for both short-term and long-term predictive adequacy in 104 pediatric patients

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1305-1311

  Breimer, G E ^a   Sival, D A ^a   Brusse Keizer, M G J ^a   Hoving, E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; ETVSS; Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY SUCCESS SCORE; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFECTION; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT TERM SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL PREDICTION; TECTUM; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84880843609     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-013-2122-8     Document Type: Article

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