Neuroimaging in normal pressure hydrocephalus

BP Damasceno - Dementia & neuropsychologia, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a syndrome characterized by the triad of gait
disturbance, mental deterioration and urinary incontinence, associated with …

Current update on treatment strategies for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

AM Isaacs, MA Williams, MG Hamilton - Current treatment options in …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose of review Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a surgically treatable
neurological disorder of the elderly population that is characterized by abnormal ventricular …

The Evans' Index revisited: new cut-off levels for use in radiological assessment of ventricular enlargement in the elderly

MK Brix, E Westman, A Simmons, GA Ringstad… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Assessment of ventricular enlargement is subjective and based on
the radiologist's experience. Linear indices, such as the Evans Index (EI), have been …

Diagnostic performance and interobserver agreement of the callosal angle and Evans' index in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a systematic review and …

HY Park, M Kim, CH Suh, DH Lee, WH Shim, SJ Kim - European radiology, 2021 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic performance and interobserver agreement of the
callosal angle and Evans' index in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) …

Cerebral torque is human specific and unrelated to brain size

L Xiang, T Crow, N Roberts - Brain Structure and Function, 2019 - Springer
The term “cerebral torque” refers to opposing right–left asymmetries of frontal and parieto-
occipital regions. These are assumed to derive from a lateralized gradient of embryological …

Standardized image evaluation in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: consistency and reproducibility

K Kockum, J Virhammar, K Riklund, L Söderström… - Neuroradiology, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Assess the agreement for two investigators between computed tomography (CT)
and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for seven imaging features included in the iNPH …

Risk factors of persistent hydrocephalus in children with brain tumor: a retrospective analysis

C Pilotto, I Liguoro, S Scaravetti, E Passone… - Pediatric …, 2021 - karger.com
Object: Hydrocephalus is one of the main complications of brain tumors in children, being
present in about 50% of cases at the time of the tumor diagnosis and persisting up to 10 …

Radiological markers of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: Relative comparison of their diagnostic performance

P Ryska, O Slezak, A Eklund, J Malm, J Salzer… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Numerous radiological measures have been proposed as imaging biomarkers of
idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), however, the number of studies …

Prevalence of alternative diagnoses and implications for management in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients

M Macki, A Mahajan, R Shatz, EL Air, M Novikova… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Following Bayes theorem, ventriculomegaly and ataxia confer only a 30%
chance of idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH). When coupled with positive …

Fully automated intracranial ventricle segmentation on CT with 2D regional convolutional neural network to estimate ventricular volume

TJ Huff, PE Ludwig, D Salazar, JA Cramer - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Hydrocephalus is a clinically significant condition which can have devastating
consequences if left untreated. Currently available methods for quantifying this condition …