Abstract
An incorrect choice of valve may produce a delay in psychomotor development in shunted hydrocephalic children. The intracranial pressure was measured for 24 h in 20 subjects suffering from nontumoral hydrocephalus, obtaining a pressure/volume index with compliance and perfusion pressure data. Their data were entered into a computer and used to determine the correct valve to be chosen.
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Abbreviations
- P 1:
-
initial pressure
- P 2:
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final pressure
- PVI:
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pressure/volume index
- SP 1:
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initial pressure after shunt
- SP 2:
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final pressure after shunt
- SPVI:
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pressure/volume index after shunt
- COMP:
-
compliance
- SCOMP:
-
compliance after shunt
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Cardia, E., Gambardella, G., Lucerna, S. et al. Computerized use of ICP data. Child's Nerv Syst 3, 292–293 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271826
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