Reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placement
Abstract Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a syndrome in predominantly older adults, differential diagnoses include primary neurodegenerative diseases. The key radiological finding is ventricular enlargement, different from increased ventricular size associated with cerebral atrophy. After defi...
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| author | Andrés Segura-Hernández Diego F. Gómez-Amarillo Isabella Mejía-Michelsen María Paula Vargas-Osorio Martina González María T. Domínguez Salvador M. Mattar Daniela Volcinschi Edgar G. Ordóñez-Rubiano Alexandra Ramos-Márquez Juan F. Ramón Juan A. Mejía-Cordovez Enrique Jiménez-Hakim Fernando Hakim |
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| description | Abstract Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a syndrome in predominantly older adults, differential diagnoses include primary neurodegenerative diseases. The key radiological finding is ventricular enlargement, different from increased ventricular size associated with cerebral atrophy. After definitive surgical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting there appears to be increased brain tissue volume in patients’ follow-up images which could indicate that imaging findings usually interpreted as cerebral atrophy may be reversible with appropriate treatment. A cross-sectional study was performed comparing pre and postoperative brain volume in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of NPH patients who underwent ventriculoatrial shunting at our institution between April 2016 and February 2022. Brain volumes were obtained using volBrain and vol2Brain software. 30 patients were included, and 60 MRI studies reviewed. The average age was 80.4 years (54–92 years). 20 patients (66.6%) were men and 10 women. Following CSF shunting, patients had a statistically significant increase in white matter (p = 0.043), gray matter (p = 0.002), and total brain parenchyma (p = 0.032). The brain volume increased in postoperative MRI. We call this finding cerebral pseudoatrophy, which has not been previously described. Further studies are required to confirm this finding, which poses relevance for the accurate diagnosis of NPH. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6c5fa39517d4c83896242d64ccb510e2025-08-20T03:42:31ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-011511910.1038/s41598-025-03158-6Reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placementAndrés Segura-Hernández0Diego F. Gómez-Amarillo1Isabella Mejía-Michelsen2María Paula Vargas-Osorio3Martina González4María T. Domínguez5Salvador M. Mattar6Daniela Volcinschi7Edgar G. Ordóñez-Rubiano8Alexandra Ramos-Márquez9Juan F. Ramón10Juan A. Mejía-Cordovez11Enrique Jiménez-Hakim12Fernando Hakim13Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de BogotáAbstract Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a syndrome in predominantly older adults, differential diagnoses include primary neurodegenerative diseases. The key radiological finding is ventricular enlargement, different from increased ventricular size associated with cerebral atrophy. After definitive surgical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting there appears to be increased brain tissue volume in patients’ follow-up images which could indicate that imaging findings usually interpreted as cerebral atrophy may be reversible with appropriate treatment. A cross-sectional study was performed comparing pre and postoperative brain volume in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of NPH patients who underwent ventriculoatrial shunting at our institution between April 2016 and February 2022. Brain volumes were obtained using volBrain and vol2Brain software. 30 patients were included, and 60 MRI studies reviewed. The average age was 80.4 years (54–92 years). 20 patients (66.6%) were men and 10 women. Following CSF shunting, patients had a statistically significant increase in white matter (p = 0.043), gray matter (p = 0.002), and total brain parenchyma (p = 0.032). The brain volume increased in postoperative MRI. We call this finding cerebral pseudoatrophy, which has not been previously described. Further studies are required to confirm this finding, which poses relevance for the accurate diagnosis of NPH.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03158-6Normal pressure hydrocephalusCerebral pseudoatrophyHydrocephalusVentriculoatrial shuntVentriclesBrain volume |
| spellingShingle | Andrés Segura-Hernández Diego F. Gómez-Amarillo Isabella Mejía-Michelsen María Paula Vargas-Osorio Martina González María T. Domínguez Salvador M. Mattar Daniela Volcinschi Edgar G. Ordóñez-Rubiano Alexandra Ramos-Márquez Juan F. Ramón Juan A. Mejía-Cordovez Enrique Jiménez-Hakim Fernando Hakim Reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placement Scientific Reports Normal pressure hydrocephalus Cerebral pseudoatrophy Hydrocephalus Ventriculoatrial shunt Ventricles Brain volume |
| title | Reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placement |
| title_full | Reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placement |
| title_fullStr | Reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placement |
| title_short | Reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placement |
| title_sort | reversal of cerebral pseudoatrophy in normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoatrial shunt placement |
| topic | Normal pressure hydrocephalus Cerebral pseudoatrophy Hydrocephalus Ventriculoatrial shunt Ventricles Brain volume |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03158-6 |
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