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First clinical experiences in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus with the adjustable gravity valve manufactured by Aesculap (proGAVAesculap®)

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Brain Edema XIII

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 96))

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Warener Strasse 7, 12683, Berlin, Germany

    U. Meier & J. Lemcke

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Julian T. Hoff , Richard F. Keep , Guohua Xi  & Ya Hua , ,  & 

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Meier, U., Lemcke, J. (2006). First clinical experiences in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus with the adjustable gravity valve manufactured by Aesculap (proGAVAesculap®). In: Hoff, J.T., Keep, R.F., Xi, G., Hua, Y. (eds) Brain Edema XIII. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 96. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-30714-1_76

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