Testing of cerebrospinal compensatory reserve in shunted and non-shunted patients: A guide to interpretation based on an observational study

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 549-558

  Czosnyka, Marek ^a,b,c   Whitehouse, Helen ^a   Smielewski, Piotr ^a,c   Simac, Sreten ^a   Pickard, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Hydrocephalus; Hydrocephalus shunts; Infusion test; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0029984601     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.5.549     Document Type: Article

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