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Revisiting the diagnostic value of Evans’ index: lessons from an unusual case of normal pressure hydrocephalus with Evans’ index less than 0.3

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    Jung E. Park

  2. Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, 04401, Republic of Korea

    Hyunjin Ju, Kayeong Im & Kyum-Yil Kwon

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Park, J.E., Ju, H., Im, K. et al. Revisiting the diagnostic value of Evans’ index: lessons from an unusual case of normal pressure hydrocephalus with Evans’ index less than 0.3. Neurol Sci 40, 2637–2639 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-03966-5

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