Indications for the surgical treatment of hydrocephalic dementia.
Eighteen patients with chronic hydrocephalic dementia who had a ventriculo-atrial or ventriculo-peritoneal shunt are reported. The indications for operating on this type of dementia are discussed on the basis of the clinical and instrumental protocol and the postoperative results.
D000328:Adult; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed