Revisiting Paradoxical Situations Associated with Hydrocephalus

A case study of hydrocephalus shows the vagueness of the concept of the “norm” as used in medicine. Self-organizing dynamic stability in biosystems can go far beyond the average statistical norm, while the body still retains its stability and functional performance.

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Veröffentlicht in:Biophysics (Oxford) 2018-03, Vol.63 (2), p.307-310
Hauptverfasser: Ivanitskii, G. R., Deev, A. A., Khizhnyak, E. P.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A case study of hydrocephalus shows the vagueness of the concept of the “norm” as used in medicine. Self-organizing dynamic stability in biosystems can go far beyond the average statistical norm, while the body still retains its stability and functional performance.
ISSN:0006-3509
1555-6654
DOI:10.1134/S0006350918020136