Neurosurgery

Movement disorders

Questions discussed in this category

Which imaging features do you use when considering Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus to decide whether to proceed with large-volume LP or lumbar drain trial?

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What are the recommendations for considering deep brain stimulation in a patient with tremors and dementia or mild cognitive impairment?

Does the approach differ if the tremor stems from essential tremor or Parkinson's disease?

1 Answer available

Is there a role for using an external ventricular drain (EVD) trial in the workup of normal pressure hydrocephalus?

This applies to using EVD either in addition to or instead of a large volume lumbar puncture.

1 Answer available

When do you consider deep brain stimulation in patients with Huntington's disease?

Given the bleak prognosis in HD, how do you decide which patients will benefit from DBS to treat the chorea?

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Papers discussed in this category

Pract Neurol, 2022 Sep 26

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: historical context and a contemporary guide.

Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2022 May 13

Cognitive Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients: A Systematic Review.

Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2024 Feb 02

Cognitive outcomes in patients with essential tremor treated with deep brain stimulation: a systematic review.

PloS one, 2020 Apr 24

Diagnostic accuracy of the iNPH Radscale in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

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