• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Relief of akinetic mutism from obstructive hydrocephalus using bromocriptine and ephedrine : Case report : Case report
  • Beteiligte: Anderson, Britt
  • Erschienen: Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG), 1992
  • Erschienen in: Journal of Neurosurgery
  • Sprache: Nicht zu entscheiden
  • DOI: 10.3171/jns.1992.76.1.0152
  • ISSN: 0022-3085
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p content-type="fine-print">✓ 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.</jats:p>