Executive Function Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Following Shunt Surgery
The aim of this investigation was to evaluate improvement of executive functions after shunt surgery in patients with early normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Patients with NPH were assessed before and after shunt surgery with tests shown to be sensitive to damage to the prefrontal cortex (PFC). S...
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| author | Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht Andrés Cervio Jorge Salvat Anselmo Rodríguez Loffredo Luciana Vita María Roca Teresa Torralva Facundo Manes |
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| description | The aim of this investigation was to evaluate improvement of executive functions after shunt surgery in patients with early normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Patients with NPH were assessed before and after shunt surgery with tests shown to be sensitive to damage to the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Significant differences were found between basal and follow-up performances on the Boston Naming Test, the backwards digits span, Part B of the Trail Making Test, and the number of words produced on the phonological fluency task. In conclusion, our study reveals that patients with NPH who respond positively to continuous slow lumbar cerebral spinal fluid drainage and receive a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implant, improve their performance on tasks of executive function. Due to the high demand for this form of mental processing in real-life complex scenarios, and based on the severe executive deficits present in both demented and non-demented NPH patients, we encourage the assessment of executive functions in this clinical group. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-36781090d0b346b38535215209a233592025-02-03T01:28:55ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842009-01-01213-418118510.3233/BEN-2009-0249Executive Function Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Following Shunt SurgeryEzequiel Gleichgerrcht0Andrés Cervio1Jorge Salvat2Anselmo Rodríguez Loffredo3Luciana Vita4María Roca5Teresa Torralva6Facundo Manes7Institute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRaúl Carrea Institute, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRaúl Carrea Institute, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstitute of Neuroscience, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstitute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstitute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstitute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInstitute of Cognitive Neurology (INECO), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe aim of this investigation was to evaluate improvement of executive functions after shunt surgery in patients with early normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Patients with NPH were assessed before and after shunt surgery with tests shown to be sensitive to damage to the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Significant differences were found between basal and follow-up performances on the Boston Naming Test, the backwards digits span, Part B of the Trail Making Test, and the number of words produced on the phonological fluency task. In conclusion, our study reveals that patients with NPH who respond positively to continuous slow lumbar cerebral spinal fluid drainage and receive a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implant, improve their performance on tasks of executive function. Due to the high demand for this form of mental processing in real-life complex scenarios, and based on the severe executive deficits present in both demented and non-demented NPH patients, we encourage the assessment of executive functions in this clinical group.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-2009-0249 |
| spellingShingle | Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht Andrés Cervio Jorge Salvat Anselmo Rodríguez Loffredo Luciana Vita María Roca Teresa Torralva Facundo Manes Executive Function Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Following Shunt Surgery Behavioural Neurology |
| title | Executive Function Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Following Shunt Surgery |
| title_full | Executive Function Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Following Shunt Surgery |
| title_fullStr | Executive Function Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Following Shunt Surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Executive Function Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Following Shunt Surgery |
| title_short | Executive Function Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Following Shunt Surgery |
| title_sort | executive function improvement in normal pressure hydrocephalus following shunt surgery |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-2009-0249 |
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