To Shunt or Not to Shunt Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus? A Reappraisal of an Old Question

The possibility that the cerebral ventricles can dilate without any increase in the pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was recognized in 1935 by Penfield who reported a patient in whom "…the cerebrospinal fluid spaces are closed and the ventricles progressively enlarge without the measur...

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Published in:Journal of clinical medicine 2020-12, Vol.9 (12), p.4120
Main Authors: Sahuquillo, Juan, Poca, Maria A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
Clinical medicine
Clinical trials
Dementia
Epidemiology
Hydrocephalus
Neurology
Older people
Patients
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
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Summary:The possibility that the cerebral ventricles can dilate without any increase in the pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was recognized in 1935 by Penfield who reported a patient in whom "…the cerebrospinal fluid spaces are closed and the ventricles progressively enlarge without the measured intraventricular pressure rising above 150 to 200 mm of water" [...].
ISSN:2077-0383
2077-0383
DOI:10.3390/jcm9124120