Does the ventricle size change after shunt operation of normal-pressure hydrocephalus?

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 95, 2005, Pages 257-259

  Meier, U ^a   Mutze, S ^a  

^a UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

dual switch valve; Evans Index; hydrostatic valve; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; shunt; ventricle

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBRAL VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85052609859     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-211-32318-X_52     Document Type: Conference Paper

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