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Neuropsychological Testing to Improve Surgical Management of Patients with Chronic Hydrocephalus after Shunt Treatment

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Intracranial Pressure and Brain Biochemical Monitoring

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School and Nordstadt Hospital Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    P. Klinge, M. Schuhmann, L. Dörner & Thomas Brinker M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Protestant University of Applied Sciences, Hannover, Germany

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  1. Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    Marek Czosnyka , John D. Pickard , Peter J. Kirkpatrick , Peter Smielewski  & Peter Hutchinson , , ,  & 

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Klinge, P., Rückert, N., Schuhmann, M., Dörner, L., Brinker, T., Samii, M. (2002). Neuropsychological Testing to Improve Surgical Management of Patients with Chronic Hydrocephalus after Shunt Treatment. In: Czosnyka, M., Pickard, J.D., Kirkpatrick, P.J., Smielewski, P., Hutchinson, P. (eds) Intracranial Pressure and Brain Biochemical Monitoring. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 81. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6738-0_13

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