What is it about?
Shunt treatment was performed in 17 demented patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Following treatment improvement was observed in form of increased cerebral blood flow in low flow areas and decreased cerebral ventricular size in 6 of the patients. Cognitive function improved in some of the patients.
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Why is it important?
Neurosurgical shunt treatment is important for improvement of cerebral blood flow and may improve cognitive function.
Perspectives
In demented patients normal pressure is an important form of reversible dementia.
Professor Olaf B Paulson
University of Copenhagen
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This page is a summary of: Cerebral blood flow in patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus before and after shunting, Journal of Neurosurgery, March 1987, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1987.66.3.0379.
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