Abstract
Hydrocephalus affects a wide range of people including infants, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. The current treatment of hydrocephalus consists of either the implantation of an extracranial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting device or the surgical bypass of an obstruction in CSF motility through an endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy (ETV). Although clinical responses to these procedures have been investigated, studies of long-term neurocognitive outcomes remain limited. This chapter reviews the current climate of evaluating neurocognition in this population, in regards to standard shunting procedures and ETV. Neuropsychological outcomes of hydrocephalus and various subtypes throughout the lifespan are also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Neuropsychology |
| Subtitle of host publication | New Research |
| Pages | 119-137 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Psychology