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Awareness and Perception of Seasonal Influenza (Flu) among Medical and Non-Medical Students at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Enas Alfalogy, Nahla Hariri, Hamsah S. Alqashqri, Yousra M. Alturki, Rawan M. Alzhrani, Sarah A. Alaboud
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256016

Interfering Barriers to Postpartum Depression Screening among women in Saudi Arabia: A Phenomenological Study
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Hessa Abdulranhman Almutairi, Seham Mansour Alyousef, Diana Selvamony Lalithabai
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256018

Screening the risk of eating disorders among adolescents in primary care centres in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Nahla Hariri
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256020

A three-year audit of the effectiveness of family physician reminders on cervical screening uptake amongst non-responders in a UK family medicine setting
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Faizan Ahmad Awan, Abiya Ahmed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256021

Irritable gastrointestinal syndrome
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Yasemin Kayabasi, Ayse Ceylan, Guner Dede,
Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256024

Self-management behaviours and glycemic control in diabetic patients. A cross sectional study
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Rasha Moussa, Safa S. Mahmud, Lina Okar, Maya Aldeeb, Mohamad Rezek,
Ahmed Shawesh, Tarif Kalash, Muna Aseel
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256025

Population and Community Studies

Knowledge and attitude toward epilepsy and seizure first aid among school teachers in Al-Kharj City, Saudi Arabia
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Daifallah Mohammed Almalki, Mamdouh Ali Kotb, Turki Mathkar Bin Saqyan,
Sultan Mohammed Alkahtani, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Alshaikhi, Lafi Fahhad Alanazi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256027

Cockroach Allergy: Is It Common in Jeddah City? A retrospective study
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Moufag Mohammed Saeed Tayeb
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256028

Sun-protective Behaviours among patients with Cutaneous Hyperpigmentation in Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study
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Manar A Alotaibi, Norah Meshal Al Dera, Reema.F.Muqrin, Mohammed Almashali
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256031

Quality of Life among the Parents of Saudi Arabian children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Riyadh, KSA
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A Alhazmi, A Alduraibi, M Alhemaid, A Albreakan, R Alshaqha
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256038

Regional Covid

Diabetic Care Challenges during COVID-19 Pandemic:
Primary Healthcare Physicians' Perspective

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Abdullah M. Al-Shahrani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256032

The Effect of Online Learning on the Psychological State of Medical Students during Covid-19 at a public Saudi University
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Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Hamad Nasir Alhamlan, Yazeed Mohammed Alqraini,
Yousef Ibrahim Alhoshan, Abdulrahman Hassan Shuraym, Faisal Abdulaziz Alkanhal
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256040

Case Report

Symmetrical Posterior Lower Limb Bruising in A Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Fan - A Case Report

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Faizan Ahmad Awan, Saqib Talat Bhatti
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256034

Education and Training

Medical students' syndrome among medical students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Rayan A. Bahmaid, Danah M. Alrajhi, Basma A. Alturki,
Faisal A. Alhazani, Faisal T. Alayed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256035

Review

The application of integrated MRI CSF flowmetry in the diagnosis and treatment of CSF dynamic changes in hydrocephalus patients: a systematic review
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Awara Mohialdeen Rahman, Ari Sami Hussain Nadhim, Shahla Mohammed Saeed K
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256037

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February 2023- Volume 21, Issue 1

The application of integrated MRI CSF flowmetry in the diagnosis and treatment of CSF dynamic changes in hydrocephalus patients: a systematic review

Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Sulaimanyah, Kurdistan Region

Corresponding author:
Awara Mohialdeen RahmanDepartment of Surgery,
College of Medicine, University of Sulaimanyah,
Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Email: awara.rahman@univsul.edu.iq

Received: December 2022 Accepted: January 2023; Published: February 1, 2023. Citation: Awara Mohialdeen Rahman, Ari Sami Hussain Nadhim, Shahla Mohammed Saeed. The application of integrated MRI CSF flowmetry in the diagnosis and treatment of CSF dynamic changes in hydrocephalus patients: a systematic review. World Family Medicine. February 2023; 21(1): 143-151 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256037

Abstract


Background:
CSF has contributed to the growth of brain development during the time of evolution and later protects against external trauma. Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is known as an aberration of intracranial hydrodynamics resulting in the accumulation of CSF endo-ventricular. The use of phase-contrast (PC) MRI is proven effective in assessing the communication of arachnoid cyst and subarachnoid CSF spaces. The CSF flow MRI has been found to show efficacy in differentiation between the communicating and non-communicating hydrocephalus for localizing obstruction levels in obstructive hydrocephalus and later providing important information concerning the preoperative evaluation of NPH, along with the differential diagnosis and the prediction of the related advantages from surgery and post-operative follow-up. Hence, the present study aimed for analyzing the role of MRI CSF flowmetry in the evaluation of patients with suspected hydrocephalus.

Method: The role of MRI CSF flowmetry in the evaluation of patients with suspected hydrocephalus was undertaken by conducting a systematic literature review. The current review was reported as required reporting features for systematic reviews and meta-analysis statements (PRISMA). The systematic literature review included a total of 22 studies that analyzed the various applications of MRI CSF flowmetry in the medical field, mainly focusing on the use of MRI CSF flowmetry in the evaluation of patients with suspected hydrocephalus.

Results: The result mainly included the identification of the CSF flow by integrating the PC MRI technique and the aqueduct-CSF flow rate was detected accurately showing as statistically significant in diagnosis of NPH. Evaluating the peak velocities and aqueductal stroke volume (ASV) showed a significant increase among hydrocephalus patients.

Conclusion: The condition of hydrocephalus makes the ventricular size increase and eventually puts pressure on the brain due to excess accumulation of fluid while blocking the CSF flow after it exits ventricles. Currently, many imaging techniques are available for the detection of hydrocephalus that study the CSF flow dynamics and its related parameters. Among them, the MRI technique is the most reliable, rapid, and most importantly, a non-invasive method for the quantitative measurement of CSF flow rate and intracranial pulsations.

Keywords: Intracranial pressure, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), MRI CSF Flowmetry, Neurological disorder, CSF dynamics






 


 

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