The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Background/Aims: Postural instability in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a most crucial symptom leading to falls with secondary complications. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of spinal tap on postural stability in these patients. Methods: Seve...
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| author | Katrin Abram Silvia Bohne Peter Bublak Panagiota Karvouniari Carsten M. Klingner Otto W. Witte Orlando Guntinas-Lichius Hubertus Axer |
| author_facet | Katrin Abram Silvia Bohne Peter Bublak Panagiota Karvouniari Carsten M. Klingner Otto W. Witte Orlando Guntinas-Lichius Hubertus Axer |
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| description | Background/Aims: Postural instability in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a most crucial symptom leading to falls with secondary complications. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of spinal tap on postural stability in these patients. Methods: Seventeen patients with clinical symptoms of NPH were examined using gait scale, computerized dynamic posturography (CDP), and neuropsychological assessment. Examinations were done before and after spinal tap test. Results: The gait score showed a significant improvement 24 h after spinal tap test in all subtests and in the sum score (p Conclusion: Postural stability in NPH is predominantly affected by deficient vestibular functions, which did not improve after spinal tap test. Conditions which improved best were mainly independent from visual control and are based on proprioceptive functions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00a86f1e6f5c439eacb386c58f448a802022-12-21T19:00:22ZengKarger PublishersDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra1664-54642016-09-016344745710.1159/000450602450602The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure HydrocephalusKatrin AbramSilvia BohnePeter BublakPanagiota KarvouniariCarsten M. KlingnerOtto W. WitteOrlando Guntinas-LichiusHubertus AxerBackground/Aims: Postural instability in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a most crucial symptom leading to falls with secondary complications. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of spinal tap on postural stability in these patients. Methods: Seventeen patients with clinical symptoms of NPH were examined using gait scale, computerized dynamic posturography (CDP), and neuropsychological assessment. Examinations were done before and after spinal tap test. Results: The gait score showed a significant improvement 24 h after spinal tap test in all subtests and in the sum score (p Conclusion: Postural stability in NPH is predominantly affected by deficient vestibular functions, which did not improve after spinal tap test. Conditions which improved best were mainly independent from visual control and are based on proprioceptive functions.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/450602Computerized dynamic posturographySpinal tap testPostural stabilityNormal pressure hydrocephalus |
| spellingShingle | Katrin Abram Silvia Bohne Peter Bublak Panagiota Karvouniari Carsten M. Klingner Otto W. Witte Orlando Guntinas-Lichius Hubertus Axer The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra Computerized dynamic posturography Spinal tap test Postural stability Normal pressure hydrocephalus |
| title | The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_full | The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_short | The Effect of Spinal Tap Test on Different Sensory Modalities of Postural Stability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_sort | effect of spinal tap test on different sensory modalities of postural stability in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus |
| topic | Computerized dynamic posturography Spinal tap test Postural stability Normal pressure hydrocephalus |
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