Efficacy and safety of programmable compared with fixed anti-siphon devices for treating idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) in adults – SYGRAVA: study protocol for a randomized trial

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a distinct form of dementia, characterized by gait ataxia, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence. In contrast to all other causes of dementia (e.g., Alzheimer-type and others), ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery may offer a...

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Autores principales: Scholz, Romy, Lemcke, Johannes, Meier, Ullrich, Stengel, Dirk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6192316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30333067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2951-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6192316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30333067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2951-6

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