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Hydrocephalus: Intracranial Pressure, Myelination, and Neurodevelopment

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The actual importance of hydrocephalus as a neurological disorder is severely underestimated. The incidence of congenital and infantile hydrocephalus is reported to be 0.48–0.81 per 1000 live births and stillbirths [7,17]. Cases of secondary hydrocephalus are seldom included in the incidence and prevalence figures.

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  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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    Giuseppe Cinalli MD

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Hanlo, P.W., Gooskens, R.H.J.M., Vandertop, P.W. (2005). Hydrocephalus: Intracranial Pressure, Myelination, and Neurodevelopment. In: Cinalli, G., Sainte-Rose, C., Maixner, W.J. (eds) Pediatric Hydrocephalus. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2121-1_7

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