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The physiology of the CSF system includes CSF production, CSF circulation, and CSF resorption (Arendt 1948; Purin et al. 1978; Barkovich 2000). These three processes are dynamic parameters of the CSF system functioning, which may change with time.

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(2009). Hydrocephalus. In: Diagnostic Neuroradiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75653-8_10

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