Efficacy of difusion tensor imaging in the perioperative evaluation of corticospinal tracts and gait improvement in normal pressure hydrocephalus

J Neurosurg Sci. 2019 Dec;63(6):744-746. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.18.04300-X. Epub 2018 Feb 23.

Authors

Tarek R Mansour¹, Ahmed Alnemari¹, Omar Ashour², Pouya Entezami³, Mark Buehler², Daniel Gaudin⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
² Department of Radiology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.
⁴ Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA - daniel.gaudin@utoledo.edu.

PMID: 29480685
DOI: 10.23736/S0390-5616.18.04300-X

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Diffusion Tensor Imaging / methods*
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / diagnostic imaging*
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / surgery
Pyramidal Tracts / diagnostic imaging*
Treatment Outcome
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt