Historical Aspects of Normal and Abnormal Brain Fluids: II. Hydrocephalus

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1982, Pages 276-279

  Torack, Richard M ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b sabbatical at Albany ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HYDROCEPHALUS; SHORT SURVEY;

BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 16TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 17TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 18TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 19TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENT.; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0020072776     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1982.00510170018005     Document Type: Article

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