Weight and Abdominal Pressure-Induced Shunt Trouble in Patients With Shunted Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Comprehensive Study on Pressure Environment of Shunt System

OBJECTIVES: We identified a new type of shunt malfunction (SM) in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). It is induced by weight change and can be treated with valve readjustment. There were two types of SM as follows: Underdrainage induced by the weight gain and overdrainage induced by...

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Autores principales: Kamo, Masatsugu, Kajimoto, Yoshinaga, Ohmura, Tomohisa, Kameda, Masahiro, Tucker, Adam, Miyake, Hiroji, Wanibuchi, Masahiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9167924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35677338
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.882757

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