| Abstract | The case of a 20-year-old man with obstructive hydrocephalus who suffered multiple shunt failures and shunt revisions is presented. The patient gradually developed a clinical syndrome of akinetic mutism. This behavioral syndrome failed to respond to shunt revisions, but did improve after the administration of a combination of bromocriptine and ephedrine. |
| Authors | B Anderson
(Affiliation: Neurology Section, Kessler Technical Training Center Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.)
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| Journal | Journal of neurosurgery
(J Neurosurg)
Vol. 76
Issue 1
Pg. 152-5
(Jan 1992)
ISSN: 0022-3085 UNITED STATES |
| PMID | 1727155
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
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| Topics |
- Adult
- Akinetic Mutism
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Bromocriptine
(therapeutic use)
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Ephedrine
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Hydrocephalus
(complications, surgery)
- Male
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