The prevalence and clinical associations of disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus (DESH), an imaging feature of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in community and memory clinic based Singaporean cohorts

• Published in: Journal of the neurological sciences Vol. 408; p. 116510
• Main Authors: Akiba, Chihiro, Gyanwali, Bibek, Villaraza, Steven, Nakajima, Madoka, Miyajima, Masakazu, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Wong, Tien Yin, Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy, Hilal, Saima, Chen, Christopher
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.01.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Community Health Centers - trends; Community-based cohort; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dementia; Disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus (DESH); Female; Humans; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - diagnostic imaging; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - epidemiology; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - psychology; Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH); Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - trends; Male; Memory clinic-based cohort; Memory Disorders - diagnostic imaging; Memory Disorders - epidemiology; Memory Disorders - psychology; Middle Aged; Neurology; Prevalence; Singapore - epidemiology; Subarachnoid Space - diagnostic imaging; Singapore; Disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus (DESH); AD; Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH); CSF; Memory clinic-based cohort; DESH; Community-based cohort; iNPH; Dementia; Disproportionately Enlarged Subarachnoid space Hydrocephalus; cerebrospinal fluid; idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; Alzheimer's disease

Disproportionately Enlarged Subarachnoid space Hydrocephalus (DESH) is considered as an important imaging feature of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). Subjects aged 60 and over in a memory clinic and a community-based cohort were assessed for the presence of ventriculomegaly, Sylvian...