Lumboperitoneal shunt in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a prospective controlled study

• Published in: Journal of neurology Vol. 267; no. 9; pp. 2556 - 2566
• Main Authors: Todisco, Massimiliano, Picascia, Marta, Pisano, Patrizia, Zangaglia, Roberta, Minafra, Brigida, Vitali, Paolo, Rognone, Elisa, Pichiecchio, Anna, Ceravolo, Roberto, Vanacore, Nicola, Fasano, Alfonso, Pacchetti, Claudio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Balance; Cognitive ability; Gait; Hydrocephalus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Original Communication; Patients; Substantia alba; Surgery; Lumboperitoneal shunt; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prospective study; Outcome; Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Objective In this prospective, controlled, monocentric study, we described the clinical and neuroimaging 12-month follow-up of two parallel cohorts of subjects with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), who did or did not undergo lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS). Methods We recruited 78 iNPH p...