In Reply: Isolated Fourth Ventricle: To Shunt or Stent
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Intracranial pressure in a case of isolated fourth ventricle.
Since the report by Lundberg (1960), the importance of analysis of pressure waves has been recognized with respect to the intracranial pressure, apart from the level of pressure. More recently, various instruments for measuring the intracranial pressure have been developed and measurements of the extradural and intraventricular pressure have become relatively easy. At the same time, efforts to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Operative Neurosurgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2332-4252,2332-4260
DOI: 10.1093/ons/opy337