Early shunt complications in 46 children with hydrocephalus Complicações precoces de válvula de hidrocefalia em 46 crianças

OBJECTIVE: To determine the causes of early shunt complications in 46 children with hydrocephalus. METHOD: A retrospective study was conducted on 46 children submitted to ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery between February 2005 and February 2007. RESULTS: Thirteen (28%) patients presented complicati...

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Auteurs principaux: Moisés Heleno Vieira Braga, Gervásio Teles C. de Carvalho, Rafael Augusto Castro Santiago Brandão, Franklin Bernardes Faraj de Lima, Bruno Silva Costa
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-06-01
Collection:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Accès en ligne:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000200019