Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before and After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Hydrocephalus —Case Report—

Toru FUKUHARA; Mark G. LUCIANO; Jing Z. LIU; Guang H. YUE

doi:10.2176/nmc.41.626

Case Reports

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before and After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Hydrocephalus

—Case Report—

Toru FUKUHARA, Mark G. LUCIANO, Jing Z. LIU, Guang H. YUE

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Keywords: cerebral blood flow, functional magnetic resonance imaging, hydrocephalus, neural activation

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2001 Volume 41 Issue 12 Pages 626-630

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.41.626

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Abstract

A 70-year-old man with hydrocephalus was examined with functional magnetic resonance (fMR) imaging before and after ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Preoperatively, activation by right hand exercise revealed only a slight signal increase in the peri-rolandic area. However, 3 months after ventriculoperitoneal shunting, a significant signal increase was observed. fMR imaging may detect activity-related improvement of cerebral blood flow responses in patients with hydrocephalus after surgical treatment.

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