Long-term outcome in patients with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus

Neurosurgery

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 327-332

  Kahlon, Babar ^a   Sjunnesson, Johan ^a   Rehncrona, Stig ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; Long term outcome; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Outcome; Shunt surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SHUNTING; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846941889     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000249273.41569.6E     Document Type: Article

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