Neuropsychological effects of shunt treatment in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Neurosurgery

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 527-535

  Hellström, Per ^a,c   Edsbagge, Mikael ^a   Blomsterwall, Elisabeth ^a   Archer, Trevor ^a   Tisell, Magnus ^b   Tullberg, Mats ^a   Wikkelsø, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; Neuropsychology; Outcome; Performance; Prospective study; Shunt surgery; Treatment effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IDIOPATHIC NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHUNTING; TEACHER; WORKING MEMORY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65849325029     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000325258.16934.BB     Document Type: Article

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