Normal pressure hydrocephalus and deep white matter ischemia: which is the chicken, and which is the egg?

WG Bradley - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
I was excited when I first read the article ''1H-CSI of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus''by Kizu
et al (page 1659), which is presented in this issue of the AJNR. The authors describe finding …

[HTML][HTML] Toward a better understanding of normal pressure hydrocephalus

GA Bateman - AJNR: American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2001 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I read with interest the commentary and extensive literature review published by Bradley (1),
but wish to reply to some of the comments made regarding my article on normal pressure …

Normal pressure hydrocephalus: vascular white matter changes on MR images must not exclude patients from shunt surgery

M Tullberg, C Jensen, S Ekholm… - American Journal of …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: White matter changes such as periventricular
hyperintensity (PVH) and deep white matter hyperintensity (DWMH) are associated with both …

To what extent has the pathophysiology of normal-pressure hydrocephalus been clarified?

K Mori, T Mima - Critical reviews in neurosurgery: CR, 1998 - europepmc.org
The causes and pathophysiology of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) still
remain poorly understood. We reviewed the recent pertinent literature on NPH from the past …

The pathophysiology of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: cerebral ischemia or altered venous hemodynamics?

GA Bateman - American journal of neuroradiology, 2008 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Many theories of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
stress the importance of ischemia in the deep white matter. Alternate theories stress a …

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus may be a “two hit” disease: benign external hydrocephalus in infancy followed by deep white matter ischemia in late …

WG Bradley Jr, G Bahl, JF Alksne - Journal of Magnetic …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine if normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) could result from decreased
resorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by the arachnoidal villi, leading to benign external …

[HTML][HTML] Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: new findings and thoughts on etiology

WG Bradley Jr - AJNR: American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Individuals appointed to the Editorial Board of a scientific journal have an important but at
times poorly understood job. According to a survey performed by Dr. Robert Quencer, former …

[HTML][HTML] Role of aqueductal CSF stroke volume in idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus

O Algin - AJNR: American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I read with great interest the article by Scollato et al entitled “Changes in Aqueductal CSF
Stroke Volume in Shunted Patients with Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus.” 1 In …

[HTML][HTML] Pontine reversible edema: a newly recognized imaging variant of hypertensive encephalopathy?

SO Casey, CL Truwit - AJNR: American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2000 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this issue of the AJNR (page 269), Schellhass et al prompt this reader to reflect on the
nature of science, and the concept of the hypothesis. In many ways, one has to admire this …

Normal pressure hydrocephalus: new findings and old questions

RA Fishman, WP Dillon - American Journal of …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a form of communicating hydrocephalus, is
characterized by normal mean CSF pressure. MR imaging is essential to establish the …