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Developmental and Acquired Anomalies

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Neurosurgery

Part of the book series: European Manual of Medicine ((EUROMANUAL))

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Abstract

Adult hydrocephalus is a syndrome that is not yet fully understood. For almost a century Dandy’s observations in dogs paved the way to hydrocephalus being referred to as obstructive or communicating. Our knowledge of hydrocephalus has developed stepwise, based on fundamental inventions in diagnostic procedures such as pneumoencephalography, cisternography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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  1. Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH – Betriebsstätte Hohe Warte, Hohe Warte 8, 95445, Bayreuth, Germany

    Hans Axel Trost

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Technical University of Munich, Englschalkinger Straße 77, 81925, München, Germany

    Christianto B. Lumenta

  3. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Gianpiero Tamburrini & Massimo Caldarelli

  4. Istituto di Neurochirurgica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Policlinico Gemelli, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Concezio Di Rocco

  5. Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University of Rome, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Massimiliano Visocchi & Dario Romano

  6. Department of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK

    Dominic N. P. Thompson

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  3. Institute of Health Science and Technology, Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers vej 7 D3, 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark

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    Jan Jakob A. Mooij

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Trost, H. et al. (2010). Developmental and Acquired Anomalies. In: Lumenta, C., Di Rocco, C., Haase, J., Mooij, J. (eds) Neurosurgery. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79565-0_9

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