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Letter to the Editor
Normal pressure hydrocephalus: false positives
  1. Martin J Larner1,
  2. Andrew J Larner2
  1. 1Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
  2. 2Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr A J Larner, Cognitive Function Clinic, The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool L9 7LJ, UK;
 a.larner{at}thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2006.097683

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