Failure of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 342-345

  Longatti, P L ^a   Fiorindi, A ^a   Martinuzzi, Andrea ^b  

^a Treviso Hospital   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 13844265814     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830128     Document Type: Article

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