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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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Original Research Paper

Neurological outcome and frequency of overdrainage in normal pressure hydrocephalus directly correlates with implanted ventriculo-peritoneal shunt valve type

Yavor BozhkovDepartment of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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Karl RoesslerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nirjhar HoreDepartment of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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Michael BuchfelderDepartment of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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Sebastian BrandnerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Pages 601-605 | Received 22 Jan 2017, Accepted 15 Apr 2017, Published online: 01 May 2017

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