In Reply: Lumboperitoneal Shunts for the Treatment of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Comparison of Small-Lumen Abdominal Catheters to Gravitational Add-On Valves in a Single Center

Madoka Nakajima,Masakazu Miyajima,Chihiro Akiba,Ikuko Ogino,Kaito Kawamura,Hidenori Sugano,Takeshi Hara,Yuichi Tange,Keiko Fusegi,Kostadin Karagiozov,Hajime Arai

In Reply: Lumboperitoneal Shunts for the Treatment of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Comparison of Small-Lumen Abdominal Catheters to Gravitational Add-On Valves in a Single Center

2018

Madoka Nakajima
Masakazu Miyajima
Chihiro Akiba
Ikuko Ogino
Kaito Kawamura
Hidenori Sugano
Takeshi Hara
Yuichi Tange
Keiko Fusegi
Kostadin Karagiozov
Hajime Arai

BACKGROUND Treating idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) with lumboperitoneal shunts (LPSs) may cause cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) overdrainage.

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Radiology
Abdomen
Surgery
(Idiopathic) normal pressure hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus
Shunt (electrical)
Single Center
Gait disorders
Lumen (unit)
Cerebrospinal fluid
Medicine
Mini–Mental State Examination
Modified Rankin Scale
Supine position
Internal medicine
Cardiology

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