Shunt age-related complications in adult patients with suspected shunt dysfunction. A recommended diagnostic workup
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Shunt malfunction in patients with hydrocephalus: complications revisited.
To cite: Hegde A, Nair RP, Ganapathy S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015213619 DESCRIPTION The ventriculoperitoneal shunt has been the mainstay for definitive treatment of hydrocephalus since time immemorial. As such, several case reports describing the complications of this procedure have been documented in the literature over the past ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Neurochirurgica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0001-6268,0942-0940
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3237-6