Advantages of delayed ventriculoperitoneal shunting in post haemorrhagic hydrocephalus seen in low birth weight infants
INTRODUCTION: The incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in very low birth weight infants is between 25 and 50%. Approximately 13-60% of these patients will develop progressive post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) and of these 22- 70% will require CSF diversion. The most common therapeutic i...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26759 |