Apathy, ventriculomegaly and neurocognitive improvement following shunt surgery in normal pressure hydrocephalus
Peterson KA, Housden CR, Killikelly C, DeVito EE, Keong NC, Savulich G, Czosnyka Z, Pickard JD, Sahakian BJ. Apathy, ventriculomegaly and neurocognitive improvement following shunt surgery in normal pressure hydrocephalus. British Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 30: 38-42. PMID: 25968325, DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1029429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal pressure hydrocephalusMini-Mental State ExaminationApathy Evaluation ScaleGeriatric Depression ScaleShunt surgeryApathetic symptomsPressure hydrocephalusBicaudate ratioSubcortical atrophyCaudate atrophyFunctional outcomeGDS scoresNeurocognitive improvementDepression ScaleCognitive recoveryLevel of apathyState ExaminationVentriculomegalySurgerySymptomsCognitive outcomesHydrocephalusAtrophyEvaluation ScaleGoal-directed behavior