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The predictive value of cerebrospinal fluid tap-test in normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Damasceno, Benito Pereira Carelli, Edmur Franco Honorato, Donizete Cesar Facure, José Jorge
Copyright Year	1997
Abstract	Eighteen patients (mean age of 66.5 years) with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) underwent a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt surgery. Prior to operation a cerebrospinal fluid tap-test (CSF-TT) was performed with measurements of gait pattern and psychometric functions (memory, visuo-motor speed and visuo-constructive skills) before and after the removal of 50 ml CSF by lumbar puncture (LP). Fifteen patients improved and 3 were unchanged after surgery. Short duration of disease, gait disturbance preceding mental deterioration, wide temporal horns and small sulci on CT-scan were associated with good outcome after shunting. There was a good correlation between the results of CSF-TT and shunt surgery (chi 2 = 4.11, phi = 0.48, p < 0.05), with gait test showing highest correlation (r = 0.99, p = 0.01). In conclusion, this version of CSF-TT proved to be an effective test to predict improvement after shunting in patients with NPH.
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Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.scielo.br/pdf/anp/v55n2/03.pdf
PubMed reference number	9629375v1
Volume Number	55
Issue Number	2
Journal	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Cerebrospinal Fluid Creation of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt Gait Disorders, Neurologic Horns Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Mental deterioration Patients Peritoneovenous Shunts Puncture procedure Spinal Puncture
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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