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  2. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension - Wikipedia

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    The diagnosis is based on symptoms and a high opening pressure found during a lumbar puncture with no specific cause found on a brain scan. [1] [2] Treatment includes a healthy diet, salt restriction, and exercise. [2] The medication acetazolamide may also be used along with the above measures. [2]

  3. Normal pressure hydrocephalus - Wikipedia

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    During the CSF infusion test, a ringer lactate solution is infused into a spinal needle while another spinal needle is used to record numerous CSF pressure variables including ICP, outflow resistance, and CSF formation rate. [24] The tests have a positive predictive value over 90%, but a negative predictive value less than 50%. The LP should ...

  4. Cluster headache - Wikipedia

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    Cluster headache is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent severe headaches on one side of the head, typically around the eye(s). [1] There is often accompanying eye watering, nasal congestion, or swelling around the eye on the affected side. [1]

  5. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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    There’s a difference between being totally over your day and sundowning. In addition to the symptoms listed above, sundowning can include verbal or even physical outbursts, Elhelou says.

  6. 7 Easy Ways to Stimulate Your Brain As You Age, According to ...

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    Put the phone down and grab a book. Whether you prefer a steamy romance novel, a fascinating piece of nonfiction, or a moody mystery, reading boasts tons of benefits for your brain.

  7. Hydrocephalus - Wikipedia

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    Without treatment, permanent disability or death may occur. [1] About one to two per 1,000 newborns have hydrocephalus. [1] [3] Rates in the developing world may be higher. [5] Normal pressure hydrocephalus is estimated to affect about 5 per 100,000 people, with rates increasing with age. [6]

  8. Hypertensive encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    The initial aim of treatment in hypertensive crises is to rapidly lower the diastolic pressure to about 100 to 105 mmHg (Incorrect - A decrease to 100mmHg from 180 would be almost a 40% decrease from baseline); this goal should be achieved within two to six hours, with the maximum initial fall in BP not exceeding 25 percent of the presenting value.

  9. Cerebral atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Normal pressure hydrocephalus Brain atrophy Preferable projection: Coronal plane at the level of the posterior commissure of the brain. Modality in this example: CT: MRI: CSF spaces over the convexity near the vertex (red ellipse ) Narrowed convexity ("tight convexity") as well as medial cisterns: Widened vertex (red arrow) and medial cisterns ...