Abstract
A 70-year-old man with hydrocephalus was examined with functional magnetic resonance (fMR) imaging before and after ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Preoperatively, activation by right hand exercise revealed only a slight signal increase in the peri-rolandic area. However, 3 months after ventriculoperitoneal shunting, a significant signal increase was observed. fMR imaging may detect activity-related improvement of cerebral blood flow responses in patients with hydrocephalus after surgical treatment.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 626-630 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cerebral blood flow
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Hydrocephalus
- Neural activation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology