[A short history of the knowledge of the CSF circulation and the treatment of hydrocephalus].
A short history of the knowledge of the CSF circulation is presented. The treatment of hydrocephalus is dependant of this knowledge and it is only in the second half of the XXth century that effective therapeutics with a variety of shunts will be developed.
Noterman
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D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000628:therapy*