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The Relative Prognostic Value of CSF Outflow Resistance Measurement in Shunting for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

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Intracranial Pressure VIII

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The diagnosis of normal pressure hyrocephalus is still subject of much controversy. Since the discovery of the syndrome by Hakim and Adams in 1965 [4], various diagnostic tools have been evaluated but none of them have been proven of decisive value.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    E. J. Delwel, D. A. de Jong & C. J. J. Avezaat

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  1. Dept. of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    C. J. J. Avezaat

  2. Central Dept. of Automation and Informatics, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    J. H. M. van Eijndhoven

  3. Dept. of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    A. I. R. Maas

  4. Dept. of Neurology, Westeinde Hospital, Lijnbaan 32, 2512 VA, Den Haag, The Netherlands

    J. Th. J. Tans

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Delwel, E.J., de Jong, D.A., Avezaat, C.J.J. (1993). The Relative Prognostic Value of CSF Outflow Resistance Measurement in Shunting for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. In: Avezaat, C.J.J., van Eijndhoven, J.H.M., Maas, A.I.R., Tans, J.T.J. (eds) Intracranial Pressure VIII. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77789-9_178

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