Benign intracranial hypertension or communicating hydrocephalus: Factors in pathogenesis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 371-373

  Salman, M S ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; CRANIAL SUTURE; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030725144     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(97)90081-5     Document Type: Article

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