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Zentralbl Neurochir
; 51(2): 107-11, 1990.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2087885
ABSTRACT
Indications for and results of the intrathecal infusion test including 50 patients with chronic disturbances of the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid are presented and discussed. The computer-aided infusion test permits in 93 per cent a reliable differentiation between patients with a normal-pressure hydrocephalus and those with cerebro-atrophic processes. Functional checking of the valve systems is a further indication for the intrathecal infusion test. In patients with a classical pressure hydrocephalus or subdural hygromas, however, we do not see an indication for this invasive examination procedure.