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A rare cause of CSF shunt “failure” in a patient with NPH

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  1. Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, l.go F. Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Pasquale De Bonis, Pier Paolo Mattogno, Gennaro Capone, Annunziato Mangiola & Carmelo Anile

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De Bonis, P., Mattogno, P.P., Capone, G. et al. A rare cause of CSF shunt “failure” in a patient with NPH. Acta Neurol Belg 113, 189–190 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-012-0104-3

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