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Glymphatic MRI in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

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The glymphatic system has been shown in animal studies to support the clearance of waste metabolites from the brain interstitial space. Using MRI, Ringstad et al. visualize the glymphatic system… Click to show full abstract

The glymphatic system has been shown in animal studies to support the clearance of waste metabolites from the brain interstitial space. Using MRI, Ringstad et al. visualize the glymphatic system for the first time in humans. Glymphatic clearance is sleep-dependent and is impaired in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Keywords: idiopathic normal; normal pressure; pressure hydrocephalus; glymphatic mri; mri idiopathic

Journal Title: Brain
Year Published: 2017

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