The predictive value of ventricular CSF removal in normal pressure hydrocephalus

Neurological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-360

  Krauss, Joachim K ^a,b,c   Regel, Jens P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; CSF shunting; Gait disturbance; Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030741028     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1997.11740825     Document Type: Article

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