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The Value of Supplemental Prognostic Tests for the Preoperative Assessment of Idiopathic Normal-pressure Hydrocephalus
Neurosurgery · 2005 · Vol. 57(suppl_3) · pp. S2–17
Anthony Marmarou✉(University of California, Los Angeles)Marvin Bergsneider(Presbyterian Hospital)Petra M. Klinge(University of California, Los Angeles)Norman Relkin(Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center)Peter McL. Black(Medizinische Hochschule Hannover)
Abstract
To date, a single standard for the prognostic evaluation of INPH patients is lacking. However, supplemental tests can increase predictive accuracy for prognosis to greater than 90%. Additional multicenter prospective randomized clinical trials are needed.
Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsSpinal Dysraphism and MalformationsMedicineCerebrospinal fluidLumbar punctureShunt (medical)HydrocephalusPredictive valueNormal pressure hydrocephalusPredictive value of testsLumbarSurgery
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Cerebrospinal Fluid ShuntsHumansHydrocephalus, Normal PressurePredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CarePrognosisPractice Guidelines as TopicEvidence-Based Medicine
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The special clinical problem of symptomatic hydrocephalus with normal cerebrospinal fluid pressure
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