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Scanning electron microscopic changes in the subarachnoid space after subarachnoid haemorrhage are described. The obstructive changes were classified into five grades ranging from patency to total obstruction. We report a correlation between communicating hydrocephalus and obstruction above grade 3 in the parasagittal region (p < 0.01) and the lateral cerebral fissure (p < 0.05).
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Ishii, M., Suzuki, S. & Julow, J. Subarachnoid haemorrhage and communicating hydrocephalus scanning electron microscopic observations. Acta neurochir 50, 265–272 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01808523
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