Normal pressure hydrocephalus : pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment /

"Presents information on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Highlights the importance of determining the benefits of surgical implantation of a VP shunt. Because NPH is often incorrectly diagnosed with disorders such as Parkinson disease, the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Fritsch, Michael J. (Autor), Kehler, Uwe (Autor), Meier, Ullrich (Autor), Lemcke, Johannes (Neurosurgeon) (Autor), Miethke, Christoph (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stuttgart ; New York : Thieme, [2014]
Temas:
Hydrocephalus > Diagnosis.
Hydrocephalus > Treatment.
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure > physiopathology
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure > diagnosis
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure > therapy
Hydrocéphalie > Traitement.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Emergency medicine
Nervous system > Surgery
Neurology
Internet Resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Epidemiology of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  • 3. History
  • 4. Clinical Characteristics and Differential Diagnosis
  • 5. Pathophysiology
  • 6. Noninvasive DiagnosticWork-up
  • 7. Imaging
  • 8. Invasive Diagnostic Work-up
  • 9. Shunt and Valve Technology
  • 10. Shunt and Valve Settings
  • 11. Surgical Technique
  • 12. Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  • 13. Scales and Scores
  • 14. Follow-up Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  • 15. Complications
  • 16. Prognosis
  • 17. Summary and Future Perspectives

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