Assessment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt patency

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1983 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, volume 50, pages 219-222 (issn: 0019-5456, eissn: 0973-7693,

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Authors: A E, Mackinnon;

doi: 10.1007/bf02821445

pmid: 6618579

Assessment of cerebrospinal fluid shunt patency

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Abstract

Many invasive and noninvasive techniques for determining patency of CSF shunts have been developed and are reviewed. The need for noninvasive reliable simple tests that improve management is emphasised, and the Doppler ultrasound test is recommended.

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Children's Hospital
Tunisia
Boston Children's Hospital
United States

Keywords

Intracranial Pressure, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Humans, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts, Ultrasonography

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