Complications of CSF Shunting in Hydrocephalus Prevention, Identification, and Management /

Written and edited by leading international authorities in the field, this book provides an in-depth review of knowledge of complications of CSF shunting, with emphasis on prevention, identification, and management. It covers the full range of shunt-related complications and the various associated a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Di Rocco, Concezio (Editor), Turgut, Mehmet (Editor), Jallo, George (Editor), Martínez-Lage, Juan F. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • GENERAL INTRODUCTION: Clinical Manifestations of CSF Shunt Complications
  • Neuroimaging in CSF Shunt Complications. COMPLICATIONS OF EXTRATHECAL CSF SHUNTS: Introduction
  • Iatrogenic Complications
  • Complications Related to the Choice of the CSF Shunt Device
  • Functional Complications
  • Mechanical Complications
  • Infective Complications
  • Complications Related to the Type of Hydrocephalus
  • Complications Specific to the Type of CSF Shunt
  • Late Complications. COMPLICATIONS OF INTRATHECAL SHUNTS- ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT: Introduction
  • Iatrogenic and Infective
  • Complications Due to Insufficient Correction of the Altered CSF Dynamics
  • Complications Related to the Type of Hydrocephalus
  • Late Failures.