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Blinking—an unusual presentation of obstructive hydrocephalus relieved by endoscopic third ventriculostomy

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steel House Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

    H. U. Qureshi, D. Rodrigues, D. Roy & A. Kay

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steel House Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK

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Qureshi, H.U., Rodrigues, D., Roy, D. et al. Blinking—an unusual presentation of obstructive hydrocephalus relieved by endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 493–495 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1693-0

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