Neuropsicologia Clínica: Acesso Aberto

Abstrato

Prevalence and Physiology of Hydrocephalus: Relationships between Cognitive and Neural Function

Newton Gagnon

A common neurological condition known as hydrocephalus is characterized by an excess of cerebrospinal fluid production or accumulation in the ventricles. Patients are generally characterized by a particular pattern of cognitive impairments, including deficits in working memory, attention, and spatial abilities, despite the fact that it is associated with diffuse damage to areas of the paraventricular brain. However, only a small number of neuropsychological accounts of the condition have been published. In addition, theories of the connection between impairment and aetiology appear to have emerged independently and offer fundamentally distinct accounts. The objective of this primer is to provide a neuropsychologist with a current and comprehensive overview of hydrocephalus, including cognitive sequelae and theoretical interpretations of their origins. We audit clinical and neuromental examines of mental profiles, alongside the couple of studies that have tended to more integrative ways of behaving. Specifically, we investigate the qualification between inborn or on the other hand beginning stage hydrocephalus with a typical tension variation that can be gained later in life. Because it can allow for the examination of typical and atypical developmental trajectories, as well as their interaction with chronic and acute impairment, within the same broad neurological condition, the relationship between these two populations is a singularly interesting one in neuropsychology. We consider the implications of this for our topic and suggest future research directions.