Recovery process of gait disturbance after ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-188

  Ishii, Mitsuaki ^a   Akiguchi, Ichiro ^b  

^a BUKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Takeda Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gait disturbance; Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH); Ventriculo peritoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648971511     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.19.183     Document Type: Article

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