Evaluation of the ETV success score and its predictive value in pediatric occlusive hydrocephalus: implications for patient counseling
ETVSS is a useful tool for counseling of parents, but differences in institution-specific outcomes should not be neglected. Depending on that, physicians might opt in favor of ETV as primary treatment in occlusive hydrocephalus of very young children, counterbalancing risks and sequalae of VP-shunting.
Authors
- Christoph J. Griessenauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2952-3812)
- Daniel Gräfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7680-0990)
- Janina Gburek‐Augustat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-1434)
- Matthias Krause (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7026-2837)
- Roman Metzger
Institutions
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
- Christian Doppler Klinik (AT)
- University Hospital Leipzig (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child s Nervous System
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-024-06728-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.07
Funders
- Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität