Postural function in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus before and after shunt surgery: A controlled study using computerized dynamic posturography (EquiTest)
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Postural function in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus before and after shunt surgery: a controlled study using computerized dynamic posturography (EquiTest).
INTRODUCTION Postural dysfunction is one of the major features of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). With computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) balance can be assessed objectively. The primary aim of this study was to describe the postural function in iNPH patients pre- and post-operatively in comparison with healthy individuals (HI) using CDP. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-fiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0303-8467
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.02.015