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Preoperative Prognostic Value of MRI Findings in 108 Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

J. Virhammar, K. Laurell, K.G. Cesarini and E.-M. Larsson
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2014, 35 (12) 2311-2318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4046
J. Virhammar
aFrom the Departments of Neuroscience and Neurology (J.V., K.L.)
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K. Laurell
aFrom the Departments of Neuroscience and Neurology (J.V., K.L.)
dDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience (K.L.), Östersund, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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K.G. Cesarini
bNeuroscience and Neurosurgery (K.G.C.)
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E.-M. Larsson
cRadiology (E.-M.L.), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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