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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1990;53:896-898 doi:10.1136/jnnp.53.10.896
  • Research Article

Determination of ventricular fluid outflow resistance in patients with ventriculomegaly.

  1. T Lundar,
  2. H Nornes
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.

      Abstract

      Resorption of the ventricular fluid was studied by measuring ventricular fluid outflow resistance during steady state 1.5 and 5.0 ml/min infusions in 26 patients with substantial enlargement of the supratentorial ventricular system. This test may avoid unnecessary use of shunts, but a shunt could be introduced during the same procedure.

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