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Neural circuits of idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A perspective review of brain connectivity and symptoms meta-analysis

Published inNeuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 112, p. 452-471
Publication date2020
Abstract

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a prevalent reversible neurological disorder characterized by impaired locomotion, cognition and urinary control with ventriculomegaly. Symptoms can be relieved with cerebrospinal fluid drainage, which makes iNPH the leading cause of reversible dementia. Because of a limited understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms, unspecific symptoms and the high prevalence of comorbidity (i.e. Alzheimer's disease), iNPH is largely underdiagnosed. For these reasons, there is an urgent need for developing noninvasive quantitative biomarkers for iNPH diagnosis and prognosis. Structural and functional changes of brain circuits in relation to symptoms and treatment response are expected to deliver major advances in this direction. We review structural and functional brain connectivity findings in iNPH and complement those findings with iNPH symptom meta-analyses in healthy populations. Our goal is to reinforce our conceptualization of iNPH as to brain network mechanisms and foster the development of new hypotheses for future research and treatment options.

Keywords
  • Activation likelihood estimation
  • Brain connectivity
  • Brain network
  • Connectome
  • Diffusion MRI
  • EEG
  • Functional MRI
  • Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
  • Locomotion
  • Meta-analysis
  • Reversible dementia
Citation (ISO format)
GRIFFA, Alessandra et al. Neural circuits of idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A perspective review of brain connectivity and symptoms meta-analysis. In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020, vol. 112, p. 452–471. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.023
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