Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus: Clinical comorbidity correlated with cerebral biopsy findings and outcome of cerebrospinal fluid shunting

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-161

  Bech Azeddine, R ^a,b   Hogh P ^b   Juhler, M ^b   Gjerris, F ^b   Waldemar, G ^b  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846893185     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.095117     Document Type: Article

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