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How to Choose a Shunt for Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Short Guide to Selecting the Best Shunt Assembly
Most patients with hydrocephalus are still managed with the implantation of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt in which the CSF flow is regulated by a differential-pressure valve (DPV). Our aim in this review is to discuss some basic concepts in fluid mechanics that are frequently ignored but that sh...
Autores principales: | Sahuquillo, Juan, Rosas, Katiuska, Calvo, Helena, Alcina, Aloma, Gándara, Dario, López-Bermeo, Diego, Poca, Maria-Antonia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7999679/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33803977 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10061210 |
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