title: Cine-MR in a patient with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus.
abstract: The case of a patient with predominant short-term memory and CT pattern suggestive of of normal pressure hydrocephalus, is discussed. Clinical and CT findings did not allow to predict the clinical response to a possible ventriculoperitoneal shunt. On MRI more accurate morphological evaluation with cine-MR functional assessment was obtained. Calculated CSF flow indexes evidenced hyperdynamia usually associated with a good outcome after ventriculoperitoneal shunting.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernardini
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Missere
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cirillo
authors.forename: Ornella
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pantalone
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tartaglione
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*