Management of hydrocephalus secondary to intracranial hemorrhage in the high risk newborn.
The experience of the Special Care Nursery of the University of California Medical Center, San Diego, in the management of the high risk newborn with progressive ventricular enlargement is reviewed, and the physiopathological basis of progressive ventricular enlargement is analyzed.
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D004453:Echoencephalography; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010537:Peritoneum; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed