Gravitational valves: Relevant differences with different technical solutions to counteract hydrostatic pressure

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 96, 2006, Pages 343-347

  Kiefer, M ^a   Meier, U ^b   Eymann, R ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; normal pressure hydrocephalus; overdrainage; shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; DRAINAGE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85052609233     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-211-30714-1_71     Document Type: Article

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