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  • Title: Treatment of non-neoplastic stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius with extrathecal CSF shunts.
    Author: Villani RM, Gaini SM, Giovanelli M, Tomei G, Sganzerla EP, Zavanone M.
    Journal: J Neurosurg Sci; 1986; 30(1-2):55-60. PubMed ID: 3772497.
    Abstract:
    A series of 185 patients operated on with extrathecal shunts for non-neoplastic aqueductal stenosis has been reviewed. The longterm results of 84 of them, followed-up for 2 to 20 years after primary surgery, are illustrated and critically analyzed. This study indicates that a normal mental development or normalization of mental and neurological conditions can be expected in a high percentage of patients after the CSF diversional procedure which nonetheless is still associated with a high percentage of even serious complications.
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