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Meier, U., Lemcke, J. (2006). Clinical outcome of patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus three years after shunt implantation. In: Hoff, J.T., Keep, R.F., Xi, G., Hua, Y. (eds) Brain Edema XIII. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 96. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-30714-1_78
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