The effect of shunt surgery on corticospinal excitability in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study
Abstract Background Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a multifactorial disease presenting with a classical symptom triad of cognitive decline, gait disturbance and urinary incontinence. The symptoms can be alleviated with shunt surgery but the etiology of the symptoms remains unclea...
Main Authors: | Jani Sirkka, Laura Säisänen, Petro Julkunen, Mervi Könönen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Ville Leinonen, Nils Danner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-11-01
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Series: | Fluids and Barriers of the CNS |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12987-022-00385-1 |
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