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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Inn-Chi Lee (लेखक), Hong-Shen Lee (लेखक), Pen-Hua Su (लेखक), Wen-Jui Liao (लेखक), Jui-Ming Hu (लेखक), Jia-Yun Chen (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...