Determination of ventricular fluid outflow resistance in patients with ventriculomegaly.
Resorption of the ventricular fluid was studied by measuring ventricular fluid outflow resistance during steady state 1.5 and 5.0 ml/min infusions in 26 patients with substantial enlargement of the supratentorial ventricular system. This test may avoid unnecessary use of shunts, but a shunt could be introduced during the same procedure.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct / Q000503:physiopathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007223:Infant; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000267:Tissue Adhesions