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Normal pressure hydrocephalus affects about 6% of patients over 80. [4] Description of hydrocephalus by Hippocrates dates back more than 2,000 years. [ 5 ] The word hydrocephalus is from the Greek ὕδωρ , hydōr , meaning 'water' and κεφαλή , kephalē , meaning 'head'.
The underlying etiology of primary NPH has not yet been identified. Primary NPH affects adults age 40 years or older, most commonly in adults over 60. [15] Secondary NPH can affect persons of any age and occurs due to conditions such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, meningitis, brain surgery, brain radiation, or traumatic brain injury. [16]
Blockage of the aqueduct can lead to hydrocephalus, specifically as a common cause of congenital and/or obstructive hydrocephalus. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The aqueduct of Sylvius is the channel which connects the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle and is the narrowest part of the CSF pathway with a mean cross-sectional area of 0.5 mm 2 in children and ...
Terri, a retail manager in Kentucky, was diagnosed with ADD years ago. “My symptoms got 10 times worse once I went into perimenopause. My brain would go to 20 zillion different places.
The study, which involved 106 peri- and postmenopausal women and was presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in May, indicates women should self-monitor their vasomotor symptoms and ...
Low-pressure hydrocephalus (LPH) is a condition whereby ventricles are enlarged and the individual experiences severe dementia, inability to walk, and incontinence – despite very low intracranial pressure (ICP). [1] Low pressure hydrocephalus appears to be a more acute form of normal pressure hydrocephalus. If not diagnosed in a timely ...
In the book, author and neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., director of the Weill Cornell Women’s Brain Initiative, notes that more than 60% of women have brain fog at some point during ...
Macewen's sign or Macewen sign (/ m ə ˈ k j uː ə n / mə-KEW-ən) is a sign used to help to diagnose hydrocephalus [1] (accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid) and brain abscesses. Tapping the skull near the junction of the frontal, temporal, and parietal bones will produce cracked pot sound. Positive test is indication of separated ...