Clinical outcomes after ventriculoatrial shunting for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Highlights • VA shunting may be an effective primary treatment for iNPH. • VA shunting resulted in significant improvement in functional outcomes. • VA shunting also resulted in clinical improvement.

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Published in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 143; pp. 34 - 38
Main Authors:	Liu, Ann, Sankey, Eric W, Jusué-Torres, Ignacio, Patel, Mira A, Elder, Benjamin D, Goodwin, C. Rory, Hoffberger, Jamie, Lu, Jennifer, Rigamonti, Daniele
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-04-2016 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiac arrhythmia Catheters Cerebrospinal fluid shunt Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts - trends Clinical outcomes Cognition & reasoning Cognitive ability Cognitive dysfunction Demographics Diabetes Female Follow-Up Studies Gait Heart Atria Heart attacks Humans Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - diagnosis Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - surgery Hypertension Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus Infections Male Neurology Neurosurgery NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Obesity Outcomes Patients Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome Values Ventriculoatrial shunt Gait Cerebrospinal fluid shunt Ventriculoatrial shunt Outcomes Cognitive dysfunction Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
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Summary:	Highlights • VA shunting may be an effective primary treatment for iNPH. • VA shunting resulted in significant improvement in functional outcomes. • VA shunting also resulted in clinical improvement.
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ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.02.013