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In communicating hydrocephalus the enlargement of ventricles seemed to be caused mainly by increased resistance to cerebrospinal fluid absorption (RCSF). The aim of the study was to examine whether the RCSF is really only factor, amongst the compensatory parameters of cerebrospinal system, responsible for development of hydrocephalus.
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Maksymowicz, W., Czosnyka, M., Koszewski, W., Szymanska, A., Traczewski, W. (1991). The Role of Cerebrospinal Compensatory Parameters in the Estimation of Implanted Shunt System in Patients with Communicating Hydrocephalus: Preliminary report. In: Matsumoto, S., Sato, K., Tamaki, N., Oi, S. (eds) Annual Review of Hydrocephalus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11158-1_19
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