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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"normal pressure hydrocephalus"”.
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Cognition and apathy in normal pressure hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterised by a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain despite apparently normal CSF pressure at lumbar puncture. In addition to movement and urinary symptoms, patients commonly display cognitive decline and apathy. NPH is recognised as an …
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Predicting the response to ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Objective: The diagnosis and management of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) remains controversial. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the usefulness of clinical and radiological criteria together with supplemental neuropsychological and gait tests, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) …
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in the Evaluation and Treatment of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by slowly progressive gait disturbance, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence. It is a well-known potentially reversible cause of dementia by the shunt operation. However, it is not simple to select candidates for the shunt operation due …
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The Clinical Analysis of Factors Predicting the Need for Shunting in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
… sphincteric urinary incontinence had been coined normal pressure(NPH) hydrocephalus which was developed idiopathic or secondary after subarachnoid hemorrhage,trauma, infection or postoperation.But compared with setting of clinical symptoms the pathophysiology and treatment modality of NPH were not …
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Investigating Diffusion Tensor Imaging Correlates of Cognitive Impairment In Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Alzheimer'S Disease
… cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled ventricles is normal with aging, and because of this, it can be difficult for physicians to accurately diagnose and treat enlarged ventricles (ventriculomegaly), called hydrocephalus<sup>1</sup> (fluid or water in the brain) Ventriculomegaly occurs due to an …
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An investigation of CSF dynamics and biochemical composition in normal pressure hydrocephalus utilizing the phase contrast MRI scanning
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a known cause of dementia. It is the only type of dementia which can be treated surgically by pulling a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the ventricles of the brain. In addition, it is associated with difficulty in …
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The physics and physicopathology of the hydraulic complex of the central nervous system (the mechanics of hydrocephalus and normal pressure hydrocephalus)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985.
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Pressure, Compliance, and Autoregulation Studies in Intracranial Dynamics
… and management of traumatic brain injury and normal pressure hydrocephalus. This thesis investigated these pathologies, under approved ethical procedures, with the aid of advanced computational techniques, while maintaining a strong physiological motivation for each analysis. The studies in …
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Novel model of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics based on hemodynamically driven cyclic brain compliance variation
… used for the analysis of altered CSF dynamics; Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension are explained as a consequence of altered compliance of the brain tissue.
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Dynamics of cerebral fluids in patients suffering from hydrocephalus and pseudotumour cerebri
… in patients with altered CSF circulation and pressure-volume compensation. Since the introduction of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring, the studies of CSF dynamics have revealed unique information about the intracranial circulation and opened new opportunities for diagnosis and treatment …