Cranial transillumination in early and severe malnutrition
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Cranial transillumination in early and severe malnutrition.
I . By means of a cranial transillumination method used in conjunction with lumbar and bregmatic punctures, an increase in the space which contains the cerebro-spinal fluid in the cranial region is suggested in children with severe marasmic malnutrition. 2. The results appear to indicate that this is due to a diminished brain size, creating a space in the interior of the cranium which secondari...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1079/bjn19710068