One-year outcome of a lumboperitoneal shunt in older adults with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

One-year outcome of a lumboperitoneal shunt in older adults with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

BackgroundLumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) is now an effective surgical modality for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), but there is still a lack of clinical data on LPS in older adult iNPH patients in China. We aim to report the shunt effect and the complications of older adult iNPH patien...

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Main Authors: Xuhao Fang, Yao Deng, Xinxin Xu, Weiquan Shu, Feng Tang, Shihong Li, Ting Zhu, Li Zhang, Ping Zhong, Renling Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
lumboperitoneal shunt
functional improvement
symptomatic improvement
complication
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.977123/full

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