Revisiting Paradoxical Situations Associated with Hydrocephalus

G. R. Ivanitskii; A. A. Deev; E. P. Khizhnyak

doi:10.1134/S0006350918020136

Revisiting Paradoxical Situations Associated with Hydrocephalus

Authors: Ivanitskii G.R.¹, Deev A.A.¹, Khizhnyak E.P.¹
Affiliations:
1. Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics
Issue: Vol 63, No 2 (2018)
Pages: 307-310
Section: Discussions
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0006-3509/article/view/152604
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006350918020136
ID: 152604

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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.