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Case Reports
. 2016 Aug 16:2016:bcr2016217138.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217138.

Assessment of response to cerebrospinal fluid tap test for normal pressure hydrocephalus: how we do it

Christopher Nnaemeka Osuafor  1 , Lorraine Kyne  1
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Case Reports

Assessment of response to cerebrospinal fluid tap test for normal pressure hydrocephalus: how we do it

Christopher Nnaemeka Osuafor et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
MRI of the brain showing prominence of ventricles.
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