Abstract
The case of a 21-year-old man with obstructive hydrocephalus who suffered multiple shunt failures is presented. The patient developed a syndrome of akinetic mutism that improved after administration of bromocriptine and metoprolol.
Publication types
-
Case Reports
-
English Abstract
MeSH terms
-
Adult
-
Akinetic Mutism / diagnosis
-
Akinetic Mutism / etiology*
-
Akinetic Mutism / therapy
-
Bromocriptine / therapeutic use
-
Cerebral Ventricles / pathology
-
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
-
Humans
-
Hydrocephalus / complications*
-
Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
-
Hydrocephalus / therapy
-
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
-
Male
-
Metoprolol / therapeutic use
-
Tomography, X-Ray Computed