Programmable valve represents an efficient and safe tool in the treatment of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus patients

MF Oliveira, F Saad, RC Reis, JM Rotta… - Arquivos de Neuro …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is characterized by gait disturbance,
dementia and/or urinary incontinence, dilation of the ventricular system and normal opening …

[PDF][PDF] Revisiting hydrocephalus as a model to study brain resilience

MFD Oliveira, FCG Pinto, K Nishikuni… - Frontiers in Human …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Hydrocephalus is an entity which embraces a variety of diseases whose final result is the
enlarged size of cerebral ventricular system, partially or completely. The physiopathology of …

Neurobehavioral deficits in progressive experimental hydrocephalus in neonatal rats

FE Olopade, MT Shokunbi - Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, 2016 - ajol.info
Hydrocephalus is usually associated with functional deficits which can be assessed by
neurobehavioral tests. This study characterizes the neurobehavioral deficits occurring with …

Brain resilience and obsessive-compulsive disorder: Defining the neuroanatomical pathways of vulnerability

JRM de Oliveira, MF de Oliveira - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
To the Editor: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is highly prevalent, affecting up to 2%
of the world population, and presenting an important genetic component, which has been …