Objective B wave analysis in 55 patients with non-communicating and communicating hydrocephalus
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Objective B wave analysis in 55 patients with non-communicating and communicating hydrocephalus.
BACKGROUND B waves, slow and rhythmic oscillations in intracranial pressure (ICP), are claimed to be one of the best predictors of outcome after surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). OBJECT To determine the relation between the percentage of B waves and outcome in patients with hydrocephalus, and also the diurnal variation of B waves. METHODS ICP and patient behaviour were record...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.039834