It is almost a century since Dandy made the first experimental studies on hydrocephalus, but
its underlying mechanism has been unknown up to now. The conventional view is that …

The aim of this review is to refine the definition and classification of hydrocephalus as a
preview to developing an international consensus on the nomenclature of this complex …

• Increased cerebral blood flow (CBF) has been proposed as responsible for the clinical
improvement after cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting in patients with normal pressure …

Hydrocephalus (HC) is classically defined as dynamic imbalance between the production
and absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leading to enlarged ventricles. Potential …

Some adults with the clinical triad of gait disturbances, mental deterioration, and urinary
incontinence associated with chronic hydrodynamic hydrocephalus will improve after a CSF …

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is remarkable for two reasons: 1) it is one of the few
treatable causes of dementia, and 2) neuroradiologists are usually involved in making the …

Pulsatility of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is augmented in hydrocephalus. Analysis of
pulsatility, including the CSF wave-form, may be a more valid criterion for the diagnosis of …

This review focuses on the problems related to defining hydrocephalus and on the
development of a consensus on the classification of this common problem. Such a …

Background Between 2009 and 2011 an attempt has been made to develop a consensus on
the classification of hydrocephalus. Clinicians and basic scientists who are recognized …

In a series of personally observed cases, three of which are reported in detail, the authors
have noted that a state of symptomatic hydrocephalus may exist in the presence of normal …