Cerebral blood flow before and after alleviation of obstructive hydrocephalus (n = 16)a
| Median Cerebral Blood Flow (mL/100 mg/min) (Range) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebrum | Basal Ganglia | Thalamus | White Matter | |
| Before alleviation of hydrocephalus | 35.8 (8.6–59) | 38.0 (12.5–59.6) | 29.9 (8.1–50.3) | 17.5 (6.0–28.1) |
| After alleviation of hydrocephalus | 52.6 (29.8–69.7) | 53.9 (40.2–68.8) | 55.3 (29.1–63.3) | 31 (23.4–45.4) |
↵a For each site, CBF was increased following alleviation of hydrocephalus (Wilcoxon signed rank test for related samples, P < .002).