Normal pressure hydrocephalus: a qualitative study on outcome
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus: a qualitative study on outcome.
OBJECTIVE To describe the natural history and shunt outcome in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and the variables that influence both. METHOD Motor and cognitive parameters of 35 patients with NPH, as well as shunt surgery status, were registered at two time points (T0 and T1). RESULTS Thirteen patients underwent shunt surgery. Favorable outcome in gait function occurred in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20130173