Title :
A dynamic model of the cerebrospinal fluid system for the study of hydrocephalus
Author :
Anile, C. ; Fravolini, M.L. ; Ficola, A. ; La Cava, M.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Sci. Chirurgiche, Univ. di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
fDate :
Aug. 31 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
In this paper a dynamic model of the cerebrospinal fluid system is proposed. Starting from clinical observations a new pathogenetic hypothesis is introduced, which explains some kind of hydrocephalic pathologies. The pathogenetic agent is an alteration of the amplitude of the pulsing pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid. Simulations show that the model based on this hypothesis gives reason of the main experimental observations about hydrocephalus pathology.
Keywords :
biological fluid dynamics; brain; genetics; medical disorders; cerebrospinal fluid system; dynamic model; hydrocephalic pathologies; hydrocephalus; pathogenetic agent; pulsing pressure; Absorption; Arteries; Blood; Brain modeling; Extracellular; Fluids; Mathematical model; CSF fluid system; dynamic model; hydrocephalus;
Conference_Titel :
Control Conference (ECC), 1999 European
Conference_Location :
Karlsruhe
Print_ISBN :
978-3-9524173-5-5
