Fukuhara T, Luciano M G, Liu J Z, Yue G H
Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2001 Dec;41(12):626-30. doi: 10.2176/nmc.41.626.
A 70-year-old man with hydrocephalus was examined with functional magnetic resonance (fMR) imaging before and after ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Preoperatively, activation by right hand exercise revealed only a slight signal increase in the peri-rolandic area. However, 3 months after ventriculoperitoneal shunting, a significant signal increase was observed. fMR imaging may detect activity-related improvement of cerebral blood flow responses in patients with hydrocephalus after surgical treatment.
