High prevalence of lumbar spinal stenosis in cases of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus affects improvements in gait disturbance after shunt operation
Objective: Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is characterized by symptoms of dementia, urinary incontinence, and gait disturbance; however, gait disturbance tends to persist after shunt surgery. Gait disturbance and urinary dysfunction are also major symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis...
Main Authors: | Hiroyuki Tominaga, Hiroto Tokumoto, Shingo Maeda, Ichiro Kawamura, Masato Sanada, Kazumasa Kawazoe, Eiji Taketomi, Noboru Taniguchi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-10-01
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Series: | World Neurosurgery: X |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139723000856 |
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