Impact of duration of symptoms on CSF dynamics in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 414-418

  Czosnyka, Z ^a   Owler, B ^b   Keong, N ^a   Santarius, T ^a   Baledent, O ^c   Pickard, J D ^a   Czosnyka, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Infusion test; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; DISEASE DURATION; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; WAVEFORM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954458584     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01420.x     Document Type: Article

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