Hydrocephalus as a cause of dementia: evaluation by computerised tomography and intracranial pressure monitoring
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- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 40 (8) , 736-740
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.40.8.736
Abstract
To identity those patients with hydrocephalus as a basis for their presenile dementia it is suggested that such patients be screened non-invasively by CT scan. If there is ventricular dilatation and small cortical sulci, intracranial pressure should be monitored for 48 hours to detect `B' waves. Patients with significant `B' waves (10 mmHg) for at least two hours in the day might benefit from a shunt.Keywords
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