Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: An Emerging Dilemma in the Elderly
Siriraj Medical Journal, 2016 Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a brain disorder that normally occurs in older adults. It deteriorates functional status and quality of life, particularly ambulation, micturation control, and cognitive ability. NPH patients for which there is no
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Efficacy of Lumboperitoneal Shunting in Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
, 2016 AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt procedures in the treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). MATERIAl and METHODS: A medical record review was conducted to obtain demographic, clinical, laboratory data, as well as ...
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus co-existing with a second dementia disorder
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2008 Joseph Alisky1,21Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, 1000 Oak Avenue, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; 2Marshfield Clinic Thorp Center, 704 South Clark, Thorp, Wisconsin, USAAbstract: An 87-year-old woman had both Lewy body dementia and normal pressure ...
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Incidence of radiculopathy following lumboperitoneal shunt placement without fluoroscopy for normal pressure hydrocephalus. [PDF]
Surg Neurol Int, 2022 Tanaka T, Goto H, Momozaki N, Honda E.
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Creating of "fascial sheath" around subcutaneous lumboperitoneal shunt catheters largely prevents postoperative subcutaneous shunt catheter migration. [PDF]
Surg Neurol Int, 2022 Tanaka T, Goto H, Momozaki N, Honda E.
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One-year outcome of a lumboperitoneal shunt in older adults with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. [PDF]
Front Surg, 2022 Fang X +9 more
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Late-Onset Cervical Pseudomeningocele Following Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Surgery Successfully Treated With a Lumboperitoneal Shunt. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Tzerefos C +5 more
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Evaluation of sixteen children with pseudotumor cerebri
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a clinical condition characterized by signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, such as headache and papilledema.
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Lumboperitoneal Shunt Combined With Ommaya Reservoir Enables Continued Intraventricular Chemotherapy for Leptomeningeal Metastasis With Increased Intracranial Pressure. [PDF]
Brain Tumor Res Treat, 2022 Woo B, Gwak HS, Kwon JW, Shin SH, Yoo H.
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Combined Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Lumboperitoneal Shunt Surgery in an Elderly Patient With Complex Hydrocephalus: Mixture of Late-onset Obstructive and Communicating Hydrocephaluses. [PDF]
Dement Neurocogn Disord, 2023 Yoon SY +6 more
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