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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Apathy, ventriculomegaly and neurocognitive improvement following shunt surgery in normal pressure hydrocephalus

Katie A. PetersonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Charlotte R. HousdenDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK;Cambridge Cognition Ltd, Cambridge, UK
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Clare KillikellyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Elise E. DeVitoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK;Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK;Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Nicole C. KeongDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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George SavulichDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Zofia CzosnykaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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John D. PickardDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Barbara J. SahakianDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK;MRC/Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Pages 38-42 | Received 09 Apr 2014, Accepted 09 Mar 2015, Published online: 12 May 2015

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