Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in High Risk Newborns Weighing under 2000 Grams; A Clinical Report

1 August 1984

journal article
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery

Vol. 15 (2) , 198-202
https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198408000-00009

Abstract

Fifty-three low birth weight high risk newborns who developed progressive hydrocephalus despite a trial period of intermittent lumbar punctures underw

Keywords

HYDROCEPHALUS
NEWBORN
DIAGNOSTIC SPINAL PUNCTURE
VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT
ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY
INFECTIONS
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANT
SHUNT
SHUNT INFECTIONS
PREMATURE BIRTH
INFANT
PREMATURE
NURSERIES
FOLLOW-UP

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