title: [Indications for the intrathecal infusion test in disorders of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics].
abstract: Indications for and results of the intrathecal infusion test including 50 patients with chronic disturbances of the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid are presented and discussed. The computer-aided infusion test permits in 93 per cent a reliable differentiation between patients with a normal-pressure hydrocephalus and those with cerebro-atrophic processes. Functional checking of the valve systems is a further indication for the intrathecal infusion test. In patients with a classical pressure hydrocephalus or subdural hygromas, however, we do not see an indication for this invasive examination procedure.
authors.affiliation: Neurotraumatologische Klinik, Städtischen Krankenhauses, Berlin-Friedrichshain.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Knopf
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gärtner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Künzel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Huhnd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007223:Infant; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Indikationen zum intrathekalen Infusionstest bei Störungen der Liquordynamik.