Adult patients with 'asymptomatic' and 'compensated' hydrocephalus benefit from surgery

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 81-90

  Larsson, A ^a   Stephensen, H ^a   Wikkelsø, Carsten ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Surgery; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032950324     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb00662.x     Document Type: Article

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