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Obstructive hydrocephalus in childhood.
The differential diagnosis of obstructive hydrocephalus in childhood involves a consideration of two main groups of cases, cerebellar tumours and obstructive lesions of a non-neoplastic nature. The most common of the non-neoplastic conditions are stenosis of the aqueduct of Silvius and obliteration of the outlet of the fourth ventricle. In the literature on obstructive hydrocephalus the radiolo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Professional Medical Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2071-7733,1024-8919
DOI: 10.29309/tpmj/2019.26.02.3115