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Surgical Treatment and Long-Term Results in Children with Hydrocephalus

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Part of the book series: Advances in Neurosurgery ((NEURO,volume 8))

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From 1959–1968 hydrocephalus in 189 consecutive patients was treated surgically. Children with hydrocephalus due to intracranial tumor are not included in this series. The follow-up period for the younqest patient is now 10 years and 20 years for the oldest. How have these patients, some of whom are already teenagers, developed?

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  1. B. Rama
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  2. O. Spoerri
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  1. Neurochirurgische Klinik im Universitäts-Klinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-4300, Essen 1, Germany

    W. Grote , H.-E. Clar  & H.-E Nau ,  & 

  2. Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    M. Brock

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    M. Klinger

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Rama, B., Spoerri, O. (1980). Surgical Treatment and Long-Term Results in Children with Hydrocephalus. In: Grote, W., Brock, M., Clar, HE., Klinger, M., Nau, HE. (eds) Surgery of Cervical Myelopathy. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67605-5_37

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