Prologue; Part I. Basic Sciences: 1. Anatomy and physiology of the cerebrospinal fluid system Thomas A. Kosztowski, Aristotelis Filippidis, Rory Goodwin, Benjamin Elder and Daniele Rigamonti; 2. Neuropathology of human hydrocephalus Marc R. Del Bigio; 3. Animal models of hydrocephalus Marianne Juhler; 4. Genetics of hydrocephalus Jun Zhang; 5. The epidemiology of hydrocephalus Are Brean and Per Kristian Eide; Part II. Pathophysiology: 6. Pathophysiology of gait dysfunction in normal pressure hydrocephalus Jonathan Pindrik, Amy Bastian and Daniele Rigamonti; 7. The pathophysiologic basis of cognitive dysfunction in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus Norman Relkin and Heather Katzen; 8. Incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms in normal pressure hydrocephalus Adam P. Klausner and Samuel P. Robinson; 9. Normal pressure hydrocephalus grading scales Masatsune Ishikawa; Part III. Diagnosis: 10. The differential diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus Marianne Juhler, Daniele Rigamonti and Carsten Wikkelso; 11. Core imaging in adult hydrocephalus Benjamin D. Elder, Patrick Bankah, Ari M. Blitz, Rory C. Goodwin, Thomas A. Kosztowski, Ignacio Jusué-Torres and Daniele Rigamonti; 12. Imaging of the cerebrospinal fluid circulation Olivier Balédent; 13. Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and infusion techniques Cemil Kayis and Gunes A. Aygok; 14. Monitoring of intracranial pressure and assessment of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics Marek Czosnyka, Martin U. Schuhmann, Stefano Signoretti, Zofia Czosnyka and John D. Pickard; 15. Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus Andrew A. Tarnaris; Part IV. Treatment and Outcomes: 16. Hydrocephalus shunt procedures Benjamin D. Elder and Daniele Rigamonti; 17. Hydrocephalus shunts: principles, hardware, shunt testing Zofia Czosnyka, Krzysztof Cieslicki, John D. Pickard and Marek Czosnyka; 18. Management of shunts in normal pressure hydrocephalus: follow-up and late complications Ahmed Mohyeldin, Ammar Shaikhouni and John McGregor; 19. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy: indications, technique, outcome, and complications Steffen Fleck, Jörg Baldauf and Henry W. S. Schroeder; 20. Outcome of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus Gunes A. Aygok; Part V. Associated Conditions: 21. Normal pressure hydrocephalus syndrome secondary to hemorrhage, infection and malignancy Rory C. Goodwin and Daniele Rigamonti; 22. Low-pressure syndromes and cerebrospinal fluid leaks: diagnosis and management Debraj Mukherjee and Wouter I. Schievink; 23. Management of the adult with congenital hydrocephalus Jonathan Pindrik and Edward S. Ahn; 24. Management of hydrocephalus with associated cerebrospinal fluid pathologies Petra Margarete Klinge; 25. Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus in adults Aristotelis S. Filippidis and Harold L. Rekate; 26. Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome John D. Pickard and Nicholas Higgins; Epilogue; Index.
