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Chapter 5 **Hydrocephaly: Medical Treatment 77** Fethi Gul, Reyhan Arslantas and Umut Sabri Kasapoglu

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patients with hydrocephaly.

With eight chapters, this book provides in-depth details of the symptomatology, physiology, and medical and surgical treatments of hydrocephaly. As a modern treatment modality of hydrocephaly, endoscopic third ventriculostomy occupies a respectable space in this book. In this book, many experts share their experience and knowledge on different aspects of hy‐ drocephaly, including anatomy, physiology, and medical and surgical treatments. This book will be of interest and provide detailed information for those involved in the management of

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**Bora Gürer, MD**

Istanbul, Turkey

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital

Department of Neurosurgery University of Health Sciences

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Joachim M.K. Oertel and Akos Csokonay
