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Chronic Adult Hydrocephalus

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During the past ten years, adult hydrocephalus has been the subject of extensive work, mainly due to a better understanding of CSF hydrodynamics. At the same time, the description of neurological disorders associated with hydrocephalus and normal CSF pressure, curable by a CSF shunt, has renewed the interest in therapeutics. The best known of these syndromes is the one described by Hakim in 196428, and called “normal pressure” hydrocephalus (NPH).

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Philippon, J., Ancri, D. (1974). Chronic Adult Hydrocephalus. In: Krayenbühl, H., et al. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, vol 1. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7099-1_2

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