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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may cause mental changes similar to those found in a Korsakow’s syndrome (KS), e.g., a severe dysmnesia, particularly affecting the capacity to retain recent memories (9). A curable form of KS following SAH is connected with hydrocephalus. Bilateral damage to structures of the limbic system may result in a KS. Some structures of this system, e.g., the hippocampal formations, are located in the periventricular areas. Greitz and Hindmarsch (7), found a narrow zone of relatively low attenuation (indicating increased water content) adjacent to the dilated ventricles, when they studied intracranial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation in hydrocephalus by means of computer tomography. This observation probably localizes the lesion for the short-term memory defect in hydrocephalus.
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Granholm, L. (1976). An Explanation of the Reversible Memory Defect in Hydrocephalus. In: Beks, J.W.F., Bosch, D.A., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure III. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66508-0_30
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