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The object of this report is to provide evidence that intracranial pressure (ICP) in the syndrome of “normotensive” hydrocephalus (1) in fact is subject to abnormally high oscillations. The latter might play a part in the pathogenesis of the syndrome.
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Maira, G., Rossi, G.F., Vignati, A. (1975). Intracranial Pressure and Pathogenesis of “Normotensive” Hydrocephalus. In: Lundberg, N., Pontén, U., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66086-3_26
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