Is the placement of shunts in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus worth the risk? Results of a study based on continuous monitoring of intracranial pressure

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 855-866

  Poca, Maria A ^a   Mataró, Maria ^a   Matarín, Maria Del Mar ^a   Arikan, Fuat ^a   Junqué, Carmen ^a   Sahuquillo, Juan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adult chronic hydrocephalus; Case management; Neuropsychological assessment; Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC BIOSENSOR; GAIT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHUNTING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2042456748     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.5.0855     Document Type: Article

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