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Eur J Pediatr Surg 1981; 34(10): 108-110
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1063307
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Long-term Follow-up after Operative Treatment of Hydrocephalus Starting 14 Years P.O.

D. P. Lim , R.  Kieken1 , S.  Tiyaworabun , R.  Pothmann1 , W. J. Bock
  • From the Department of Neurosurgery (Director: Prof. Dr. W. J. Bock), University Hospital Düsseldorf, West Germany
  • 1Department of Neuropediatrics (Head: Prof. Dr. W. Mortier), University Hospital Düsseldorf, West Germany
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25 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Our group of patients comprises 69 children treated between 1961 and 1966. They received shunts because of hydrocephalus internus of different origin, and all were reviewed up to the end of 1979 at the Hydrocephalus Centre of the University Hospital in Düsseldorf. The type of shunt, the frequency of revision of the shunts, and the resulting complications, as well as methods of diagnosis and mental development of the individuals are described and discussed in this article.

Zusammenfassung

Von unserem Patientengut zwischen 1961 bis 1966 werden noch 69 Kinder mit Shunt versorgtem Hydrozephalus in regelmäßigen Abstanden im Hydrozephalus-Zentrum der Universität Düsseldorf kontrolliert. Die angewandte Shunt-Operation, die Häufigkeit der Revision, sowie nachfolgende Komplikationen, die damaligen diagnostischen Maßnahmen und die geistige Entwicklung werden dargestellt und die Ergebnisse diskutiert.

Key words

Hydrocephalus - Shunt operation - Mental development

Schlüsselwörter

Hydrozephalus - Shunt-Operation - Geistige Entwicklung

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