Alterations in spinal fluid drainage in infants with hydrocephalus.
We describe two cases of hydrocephalus in which spinal sonography revealed underlying causes responsible for the failure of therapeutic lumbar punctures.
Rudas
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Department of Pediatrics II, Semelweis University School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
Almássy
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Varga
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Somogyváry
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Taylor
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D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D014463:Ultrasonography