PATIENTS AND METHOD During a period of 15 years we investigated 200 patients suspected of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) by means of an intrathecal infusion test. In 107 patients (54%) the diagnosis of a normal pressure hydrocephalus could be confirmed. For the evaluation of the course of disease we used the Black-Grading-Scale for shunt assessment [1] and the clinical grading for chronic ...

Abstract Background The association between autism spectrum disorder and hydrocephalus is not well understood, despite demonstrated links cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities. Based on the hypothesis that may, at least in some cases, be two manifestations of a shared congenital brain pathology, we investigated potential large Danish population-based cohort. Methods Patients controls were obtained ...

Background Congenital hydrocephalus is a common and often disabling disorder. Various syndromic forms of hydrocephalus have been reported in the Palestinian population including Walker-Warburg syndrome (WWS), Carpenter syndrome, and Meckel syndrome. Aim In this report we discuss the antenatal diagnosis of congenital hydrocephalus in three related Palestinian families. Method Single nucleotide p...

BACKGROUND Cysticercosis is the most frequent parasitic infection of the nervous system. Most lesions are intracranial, and spinal involvement is rare. We describe here in two cases of neurocysticercosis (NCC) in the brain and one in the spinal cord that illustrate three distinct mechanisms leading to symptomatic acute hydrocephalus. CASE REPORT Hydrocephalus was related to intracranial NCC i...

PURPOSE Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt or ventriculoatrial shunt is a common operation for treatment of hydrocephalus. Usually, shunt series (plain radiographs of the skull, neck, chest and abdomen) and brain computed tomography (CT) are used to monitor the status of hydrocephalus and VP shunt. However, does the result of a brain CT really reflect the status of the hydrocephalus and shunt func...

Increasing experience and the introduction of new techniques in the treatment of congenital hydrocephalus demand its earliest possible recognition and knowledge of its natural history. By far the commonest type of congenital hydrocephalus is the one associated with a meningomyelocele or encephalocele. The presence of hydrocephalus in such infants should be suspected at birth, simply because the...

CASE PRESENTATION A 45-year-old woman with a history of seizures, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and decreased visual acuity of 5 years. Visual field detected a bitemporal heteronymous hemianopia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed basal cistern arachnoiditis and supratentorial hydrocephalus. Cranial computed tomography revealed supratentorial calcifications, scolex in the left occipital region,...

Hydrocephalus is a central nervous system disorder characterized by excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain. Cognitive and physical handicap can occur as a result of hydrocephalus. The disorder can present at any age as a result of a wide variety of different diseases. The pathophysiology of hydrocephalus is unclear. While circulation theory is widely ...

OBJECTIVE The median survival of leptomeningeal metastases is short despite therapy and is sometime associated with hydrocephalus. We investigated the prognostic significance of surgically treated hydrocephalus in leptomeningeal metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between December 2005 and November 2012, 1343 patients had brain metastases from systemic solid tumors. Of these, 71 patients (5.3%)...