The role of MRI-CSF flowmetry in the diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
Ashraf Youssef, Ahmed Magdy, Amal Abdul-Rahman
2021Fayoum University Medical Journal/Fayoum University Medical Journal 32 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
Background: Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a gloomy entity with no definite cause known till date. The classical clinical triad includes gait apraxia, urinary incontinence and different grades of cognitive dysfunction as dementia. NPH is considered the first treatable type of dementia as it differs from other dementias in that the symptoms can show clinical recovery & regression with CSF diversion.
Topics & Concepts
Normal pressure hydrocephalusMedicineCerebrospinal fluidHydrocephalusPathologyRadiologyDementiaDiseaseCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances