[Cerebrospinal fluid shunt in cases of dementia (author's transl)]. 1976

K Kloss, and K Twerdy

The authors distinguish between two evolutive forms of dementia, one being chracterized by prpgressive deterioration (for instance in the course of arteriopathic, degenerative or infections processes) and the other in which dementia sets in after the clinical picture has improved (for instance after meningeal haemorrhage, craniocerebral injury, endocrinous, metabolic or circulatory disorders, etc.). Ventricular drainage (according to Pudenz-Heyer) was performed in 20 patients presenting dementia: the results were favourable in the seven patients presenting dementia: the results were favourable in the seven patients presenting the first evolutive form and in almost all 13 patients presenting the second form. The pathogenic problems.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002557 Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles. Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt,Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid,Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003704 Dementia An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness. Senile Paranoid Dementia,Amentia,Familial Dementia,Amentias,Dementia, Familial,Dementias,Dementias, Familial,Dementias, Senile Paranoid,Familial Dementias,Paranoid Dementia, Senile,Paranoid Dementias, Senile,Senile Paranoid Dementias
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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