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Pathophysiology of Hydrocephalus

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The three major clinical manifestations of spina bifida (hydrocephalus, paraplegia and urinary and bowel incontinence) are easily observable and have been described since ancient times, though they were not described in relationship to spina bifida until the seventeenth century [1].

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  1. Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Giuseppe Cinalli & Pietro Spennato

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Maria Consiglio Buonocore & Emilio Cianciulli

  3. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Lille, France

    Matthieu Vinchon

  4. Institute of Child Health and Department of Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    Spyros Sgouros

  5. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Spyros Sgouros

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Cinalli, G., Spennato, P., Buonocore, M.C., Cianciulli, E., Vinchon, M., Sgouros, S. (2008). Pathophysiology of Hydrocephalus. In: The Spina Bifida. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0651-5_16

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