Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Simultaneous endoscopic third ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt for infantile hydrocephalus.
We analyzed a series of consecutive hydrocephalic infants treated with implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) and endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) simultaneously. ⋯ This simultaneous procedure could be the first choice of action for the hydrocephalic patients less than 1 year old.
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The purpose of this study was to describe the treatment of noninfectious fever in children with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ Early combination antipyretic therapy may be needed to effectively maintain normothermia in children with severe TBI.