Pediatric hydrocephalus: Systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 2: Management of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in premature infants

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-23

  Mazzola, Catherine A ^a   Choudhri, Asim F ^b,c   Auguste, Kurtis I ^d   Limbrick, David ^e   Rogido, Marta ^a,f   Mitchell, Laura ^g   Flannery, Ann Marie ^h  

^a Goryeb Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g Congress of Neurological Surg ^*  (United States)

^h SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Head circumference; Hydrocephalus; In utero; Infant; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningitis; Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus; Practice guidelines; Premature infant; Preterm infant; Reservoir; Shunt; Ventricular dilation; Ventricular index; Ventriculomegaly; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; FUROSEMIDE; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; VENTRICULOSTOMY; VENTRICULOSTOMY CATHETER; ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COMPLICATION; CONTRAINDICATIONS; DRAINAGE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INFANT; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEWBORN; PUNCTURE; UNITED STATES;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; DRAINAGE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; NEUROENDOSCOPY; SPINAL PUNCTURE; THIRD VENTRICLE; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 84939433785     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.7.PEDS14322     Document Type: Article

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