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Asymmetric rapidly progressive idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus: description of a case

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  1. Neurology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Paride Schito, Francesca Caso, Giuseppe Magnani, Alessandra Barbieri, Maria Antonietta Volontè, Vittorio Martinelli & Massimo Filippi

  2. Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Lina Raffaella Barzaghi

  3. Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Luigia Brugliera & Sandro Iannaccone

  4. Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Massimo Filippi

  5. Neurophysiology Service, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Massimo Filippi

  6. Neuroimaging Research Unit, Division of Neuroscience, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Massimo Filippi

  7. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

    Massimo Filippi

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Paride Schito, Francesca Caso, Giuseppe Magnani, Lina Raffaella Barzaghi, Alessandra Barbieri, Maria Antonietta Volontè, Vittorio Martinelli, Luigia Brugliera and Sandro Iannaccone report no disclosures. Massimo Filippi is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neurology, Associate Editor of Human Brain Mapping, Associate Editor of Radiology, and Associate Editor of Neurological Sciences; received compensation for consulting services and/or speaking activities from Alexion, Almirall, Bayer, Biogen, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Genzyme, Merck-Serono, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, Takeda, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries; and receives research support from Biogen Idec, Merck-Serono, Novartis, Roche, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Italian Ministry of Health, Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla, and ARiSLA (Fondazione Italiana di Ricerca per la SLA).

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Schito, P., Caso, F., Magnani, G. et al. Asymmetric rapidly progressive idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus: description of a case. J Neurol 269, 486–489 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-021-10746-9

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