Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus in Newborns: Clinical Characteristics and Role of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts

• Glavni autori: Inn-Chi Lee (Autor), Hong-Shen Lee (Autor), Pen-Hua Su (Autor), Wen-Jui Liao (Autor), Jui-Ming Hu (Autor), Jia-Yun Chen (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Elsevier, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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The incidence of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) does not decrease even after using a surfactant and advanced intensive care. Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) is major complication after IVH. The roles of the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt and the prognostic factors of neurodevelopmen...