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Reversible Impairment in Cognition and Midbrain Hematoma
Author(s) -
Lee Kwen Peterkin,
Pullicino Patrick,
Krenzer Robert
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon19988154
Subject(s) - medicine , midbrain , hematoma , hydrocephalus , computed tomography , shunting , cognition , cognitive decline , obstructive hydrocephalus , cognitive impairment , ventriculostomy , radiology , surgery , dementia , psychiatry , central nervous system , disease
A 78–year–old man presented with a 2–week history of cognitive decline. Computed tomography (CT) showed obstructive hydrocephalus due to a small midbrain hematoma. He regained premorbid neurological status after ventriculostomy. Spontaneous midbrain hemorrhage is a rare cause of cognitive decline that can be diagnosed by CT and treated by shunting.