Baseline neuropsychological profile and cognitive response to cerebrospinal fluid shunting for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 163-168

  Thomas, George ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Woodworth, Graeme F ^a,b   Heidler, Jennifer ^a   Rigamonti, Daniele ^a   Hillis, Argye E ^a   Williams, Michael A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunting; Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; Neurocognitive testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECALL; SYMPTOM; VERBAL MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944441140     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087092     Document Type: Article

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