Prognosis in infantile hydrocephalus. Follow-up in adult patients, born 1946-1955.
Twenty-six patients with infantile hydrocephalus were re-examined at ages ranging from 21-32 years. Operations had been performed in 11, but abnormal head growth continued post-operatively in 9. One third of the patients lead a normal life, while half of the patients are mentally deficient. All patients have neurological signs, poor dexterity and clumsiness being present in all. Psychological testing reveals uneven profiles, in 4 patients with performance IQ considerably lower than verbal IQ. Computerised tomography demonstrates all degrees of hydrocephalus with no correlation between ventricular-brain ratio and IQ or between ventricular-brain ratio and operative procedures. Full otoneurological investigation shows differential-caloric examination to be abnormal in 60%, although none of the patients have complaints referring to the vestibular system.
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications