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Comment: Invasive tests for predicting shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus—the risk aspect

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    Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Mahmoud El-Khatib & Mark Rea

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Thavarajasingam, S.G., El-Khatib, M. & Rea, M. Comment: Invasive tests for predicting shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus—the risk aspect. Acta Neurochir 164, 479–480 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-021-05049-x

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