Adult long-term health-related quality of life of congenital hydrocephalus patients

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 621-625

  Kutscher, Anja ^a   Nestler, Ulf ^a   Bernhard, Matthias K ^a   Merkenschlager, Andreas ^a   Thome, Ulrich ^a   Kiess, Wieland ^a   Schob, Stefan ^a   Meixensberger, Juergen ^a   Preuss, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Long term outcome; Quality of life; Shunt therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLINDNESS; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANKIN SCALE; REOPERATION; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84971655042     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2015.4.PEDS15106     Document Type: Article

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