Natural history of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 433-439

  Toma, Ahmed K ^a   Stapleton, Simon ^b   Papadopoulos, Marios C ^b   Kitchen, Neil D ^a   Watkins, Laurence D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic adult hydrocephalus; Natural history; Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; NEUROIMAGING; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 83155180641     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: 14372320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-011-0316-7     Document Type: Review

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