Main pathological findings in hydrocephalic children treated by ventriculo-atrial shunt.
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Insertion of valved tubes connecting the cerebral ventricles and the heart is now the method of choice for dealing with progressive hydrocephalus in children. About 1,000 of these operations are performed yearly in the United Kingdom. The general results of this treatment are being studied in a number of centres and it is too early to express conclusions about it. It seems useful, however, to present here some of the pathological findings in a relatively large series of treated cases.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 41 216 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1966