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Transient obstruction of aqueduct of sylvius: rare case of spontaneously resolving acute hydrocephalus

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The authors acknowledge Dr. Animesh Das and Dr. Elavarasi A for their valuable contribution in the diagnosis and management of patient.

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    Sampurna Chowdhury, Rajesh K. Singh, Deepti Vibha & Manjari Tripathi

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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Chowdhury, S., Singh, R.K., Vibha, D. et al. Transient obstruction of aqueduct of sylvius: rare case of spontaneously resolving acute hydrocephalus. Acta Neurol Belg 123, 731–733 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-022-02074-0

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