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A Rare Case of Shunt Malfunction Attributable to a Broken Codman-Hakim Programmable Shunt Valve afte...

A Rare Case of Shunt Malfunction Attributable to a Broken Codman-Hakim Programmable Shunt Valve afte...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1159_000087481

A Rare Case of Shunt Malfunction Attributable to a Broken Codman-Hakim Programmable Shunt Valve after a Blow to the Head

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Full title

A Rare Case of Shunt Malfunction Attributable to a Broken Codman-Hakim Programmable Shunt Valve after a Blow to the Head

Publisher

Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG

Journal title

Pediatric neurosurgery, 2005-09, Vol.41 (5), p.241-243

Language

English

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Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG

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Contents

We report a rare case of shunt malfunction resulting from breakage of the Codman-Hakim programmable shunt valve system following a blow to the head. Originally, the patient had suffered intraventricular hemorrhage a month after birth; ventriculoperitoneal shunt was performed at 7 months. After that, the shunt valve functioned well for 7 years. The...

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A Rare Case of Shunt Malfunction Attributable to a Broken Codman-Hakim Programmable Shunt Valve after a Blow to the Head

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1159_000087481

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1159_000087481

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ISSN

1016-2291

E-ISSN

1423-0305

DOI

10.1159/000087481

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