Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus syndrome: Is it understood? The comprehensive idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus theory (CiNPHT)

Ahmed Ammar; Faisal Abbas; Wisam Al Issawi; Fatima Fakhro; Layla Batarfi; Ahmed Hendam; Mohammed Hasen; Mohammed El Shawarby; Hosam Al Jehani

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-61304-8_5

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus syndrome: Is it understood? The comprehensive idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus theory (CiNPHT)

Ahmed Ammar, Faisal Abbas, Wisam Al Issawi, Fatima Fakhro, Layla Batarfi, Ahmed Hendam, Mohammed Hasen, Mohammed El Shawarby, Hosam Al Jehani

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Abstract

The best description of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is it is a multifactorial syndrome and is progressive in nature, while the secondary normal-pressure hydrocephalus (sNPH) is a disease. It has been long striving to reveal the causes, pathophysiology, and best possible of treatment of that syndrome. More than a dozen of concepts and theories have been produced to explain most of the phenomena, which are related to iNPH. Unfortunately, there is no single theory could explain it all. Therefore, we carried on a research to prove the role of venous and small blood vessel ischemia in advancing of this syndrome. We merged the results of this research with the concepts of most of the previous iNPH theories into one theory, which we called “comprehensive idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus syndrome theory.” This concept may provide a wider and deeper understanding of this syndrome and carries within it several suggestions to find new management plans in order to get better outcome.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Hydrocephalus
Subtitle of host publication	What Do We Know? And What Do We Still not Know?
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	67-82
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319613048
ISBN (Print)	9783319613031
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61304-8_5
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

Comprehensive iNPH theory
Cortical venous circulationCSF dynamics
Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus

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Medicine(all)
Neuroscience(all)
Arts and Humanities(all)

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Ammar, A., Abbas, F., Al Issawi, W., Fakhro, F., Batarfi, L., Hendam, A., Hasen, M., El Shawarby, M., & Al Jehani, H. (2017). Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus syndrome: Is it understood? The comprehensive idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus theory (CiNPHT). In Hydrocephalus: What Do We Know? And What Do We Still not Know? (pp. 67-82). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61304-8_5

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus syndrome: Is it understood? The comprehensive idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus theory (CiNPHT). / Ammar, Ahmed; Abbas, Faisal; Al Issawi, Wisam et al.
Hydrocephalus: What Do We Know? And What Do We Still not Know?. Springer International Publishing, 2017. p. 67-82.

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Ammar, A, Abbas, F, Al Issawi, W, Fakhro, F, Batarfi, L, Hendam, A, Hasen, M, El Shawarby, M & Al Jehani, H 2017, Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus syndrome: Is it understood? The comprehensive idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus theory (CiNPHT). in Hydrocephalus: What Do We Know? And What Do We Still not Know?. Springer International Publishing, pp. 67-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61304-8_5

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