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Mechanisms in hydrocephalus revealed by neuroimaging

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CBF<br />

Techniques<br />

– 133 Xe-CT<br />

– 15 O PET<br />

– SPECT ( 99 Tc/IMP)<br />

– ASL MRI (still under “development”??)<br />

<strong>Mechanisms</strong><br />

• ICP<br />

• Vascular compression<br />

• Impaired metabolism<br />

• Cardiac effects (??)<br />

Cause vs. effect still unknown

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