DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), also termed symptomatic hydrocephalus, occurs when there is an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) due to an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain, which can cause ventriculomegaly. The ICP gradually falls but still maintains a slightly elevated level and the CSF pressure reaches a high normal level of 150 to 200 mmH2O. Measurements of CSF, therefore, are not usually elevated. Because of this equilibration, patients do not exhibit the classic signs that accompany increased intracranial pressure such as headache, nausea, vomiting, or altered consciousness...
Hydrocephalus - List of case studies
- Tentorial Meningioma
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cerebellar edema and compression of the 4th ventricle, hydrocephalus developed, necessitating ventricular drainage . The ... particularly if she does not improve, to make sure that hydrocephalus does not redevelop. 3. It is difficult to be very ...
- Diffuse Intra-Axial expansive Lesion of the Enchephalic Trunk
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expansile lesion of the brainstem and signs of obstructive hydrocephalus and possible leptomeningeal dissemination. Steriods improved ... subependymal liquor overflow, sign of obstructive hydrocephalus .” The young patient was, therefore, sent to the ...
- Diffuse Intra-Axial expansive Lesion of the Enchephalic Trunk not surgically investigated_4
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subependymal liquor overflow, sign of obstructive hydrocephalus .” The young patient was, therefore, sent to the ... enhancement with gadolinium dye. There is mild hydrocephalus. Following initiation of dexamethasone ...