title: The slit ventricle syndrome.
abstract: This article reviews the collection of entities that still are described as slit ventricle syndrome, discusses the various diagnoses, and reviews the investigation and treatment of children with small ventricles after ventricular shunting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX 75230, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weprin
mesh_terms: D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed