Hypothesis for lateral ventricular dilatation in communicating hydrocephalus: New understanding of the Monro-Kellie hypothesis in the aspect of cardiac energy transfer through arterial blood flow

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-177

  Lee, Hyo Sung ^a   Yoon, Soo Han ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE;

ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL DISEASES; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 57749195947     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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