title: [The usefulness of the evaluation of volumetric and posturographic parameters in the differential diagnosis of hydrocephalus].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A variety of diagnostic methods in normal pressure hydrocephalus and brain atrophy, it testifies to the difficulties in contrast to both teams. Develop a safe diagnostic tool having comparable statistical accuracy of the infusion test results would be of great clinical significance. The chances of implementing such a procedure in clinical practice, it may be a combination of these syndromes in the functional assessment (Posturography) the assessment of morphological CNS (volumetric).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate and summary of the results of two non-invasive diagnostic methods morphological (posturography) and functional (volumetric) with results that were obtained from tests infusion.
  
  
  METHODS
  The evaluation of volumetric and posturographic research was conducted in 39 patients including 27 patients with brain atrophy (BA) and in 12 patients with hydrocephalus (NPH). Volumetric measurements were made using proprietary software VisNow. Posturographic measurements performed using manual posturograph Pro-Med.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both the volume of CSF obtained by volumetric assessment, as well as the values of the analyzed parameters posturographic, highly correlate with the results of resistance resorption (R). The BA radius values sway with eyes open and closed R_OZ R_OO were consistent with test results infusion of 100% in the NPH radius values showed 75% compliance with the test results infusion. Volumetric parameters: the volume of CSF contained in the subarachnoid space and basal cisterns (SV) and the volume of CSF system intracranial ventricular (VV) were found in both patients NPH and BA 100% compatible resorption resistance (R).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Simultaneous use of two non-standard methods of non-invasive (posturographic and volumetric) in the diagnostic process is a proposal to recognize normal pressure hydrocephalus and brain atrophy non-invasive methods, while maintaining very high statistical significance.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szczepek
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Czerwosz
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nowiński
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dmowska-Pycka
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Czernicki
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jurkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000473:pathology*