Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for normal pressure hydrocephalus
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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH).
BACKGROUND Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a type of communicating hydrocephalus also known as non-obstructive hydrocephalus. This type of hydrocephalus is caused by impaired cerebrospinal fluid reabsorption without any obstruction in the ventricular system and is associated with normal cerebrospinal fluid pressure. It is characterised clinically by gait disturbance, cognitiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000200037