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Hydrocephalus as a cause of dementia: evaluation by computerised tomography and intracranial pressure monitoring
Abstract
To identity those patients with hydrocephalus as a basis for their presenile dementia it is suggested that such patients be screened non-invasively by CT scan. If there is ventricular dilatation and small cortical sulci, intracranial pressure should be monitored for 48 hours to detect `B' waves. Patients with significant `B' waves (10 mmHg) for at least two hours in the day might benefit from a shunt.
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↵1 Present address and address for reprint requests: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast 12, N. Ireland.