Zielińska Dorota, Rajtar-Zembaty Anna, Starowicz-Filip Anna
Department of Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Medical Psychology Department, Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2017 May-Jun;51(3):234-239. doi: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2017.02.001. Epub 2017 Feb 24.
Hydrocephalus is defined as an increase of volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricular system of the brain. It develops as a result of cerebrospinal fluid flow disorder due to dysfunctions of absorption or, less frequently, as a result of the increase of its production. Hydrocephalus may lead to various cognitive dysfunctions in children.
In order to determine cognitive functioning in children with hydrocephalus, the authors reviewed available literature while investigating this subject.
The profile of cognitive disorders in children with hydrocephalus may include a wide spectrum of dysfunctions and the process of neuropsychological assessment may be very demanding. The most frequently described cognitive disorders within children's hydrocephalus include attention, executive, memory, visual, spatial or linguistic dysfunctions, as well as behavioral problems.
脑积水被定义为脑室系统中脑脊液量的增加。它是由于吸收功能障碍导致脑脊液流动紊乱而形成的，较少情况下是由于脑脊液生成增加所致。脑积水可能导致儿童出现各种认知功能障碍。
为了确定脑积水患儿的认知功能，作者在研究该课题时查阅了现有文献。
脑积水患儿的认知障碍谱可能包括广泛的功能障碍，神经心理评估过程可能要求很高。儿童脑积水最常描述的认知障碍包括注意力、执行功能、记忆、视觉、空间或语言功能障碍，以及行为问题。
