The Outcomes Of Serial Cerebrospinal Fluid Removal In Elderly Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

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IŞIK A. T., KAYA D., Bulut E. A., Dokuzlar O., SOYSAL P.

CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING, cilt.14, ss.2063-2069, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2147/cia.s228257
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2063-2069
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: normal pressure hydrocephalus, elderly, disability, gait, balance, tap test, TAP TEST, GAIT, MOBILITY, RISK
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Elderly patients with iNPH (idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus) might be potentially high-risk surgical patients. Our purpose was to investigate the outcome of serial removal of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the patients with iNPH who refused to have the ventriculoperitoneal or lumboperitoneal shunt surgery or had contraindications to them.