Diagnosis and clinical features of infants with congenital hydrocephalus--correlation between intracranial pressure buffering capacity and indication for ventriculoperitoneal shunt

The intracranial pressure buffering capacity in 8 infants with hydrocephalus of varying etiologies were assessed by measuring opening pressure (PO), pressure volume index (PVI), outflow resistance (Ro), and absorption pressure (Abs) of cerebrospinal fluid before and after placement of a ventriculope...

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Published inNo to hattatsu Vol. 26; no. 3; p. 222
Main Authors Sato, K, Bandoh, K, Wachi, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.05.1994
Subjects
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus - diagnosis
Hydrocephalus - surgery
Infant
Intracranial Pressure
Male
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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Summary:The intracranial pressure buffering capacity in 8 infants with hydrocephalus of varying etiologies were assessed by measuring opening pressure (PO), pressure volume index (PVI), outflow resistance (Ro), and absorption pressure (Abs) of cerebrospinal fluid before and after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt. The correlation among changes in these parameters, size of the lateral ventricles, and neurological status were compared simultaneously. Consequently, the significance of assessing the intracranial pressure buffering capacity in connection with an indication for V-P shunt was discussed.
ISSN:0029-0831
DOI:10.11251/ojjscn1969.26.222