Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 171-176 , March 2006

Failure of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Part II: Overdrainage, Loculation, and Abdominal Complications

Received 14 December 2004 ,Accepted 25 May 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.05.021

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 171-176 , March 2006

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