ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023
INPH and parkinsonism: A positive shunt response with a negative tap test.
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- Gait characteristics in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a review on the effects of CSF tap test and shunt surgery.European journal of medical research · 2024Pooled it
- Investigation of the Determinants of Disease Severity in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Article
- Implications of the glymphatic system in the diagnostic and surgical workup of normal pressure hydrocephalus.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Long-term gait improvement following a CSF tap test in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients: an analysis of clinical outcomes.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Article
- Profiling iNPH features through cluster analysis: an aid for clinical suspicion and diagnosis.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare clinical and functional performances of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) patients with and without parkinsonism at the initial evaluation, 72 h after the cerebrospinal fluid tap test (CSF TT), and 6 months after ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) surgery. Materials and methods: This is an observational prospective study on patients with INPH who underwent VPS. Patients were classified into INPH with parkinsonism (INPH-P Results: A total of 64 patients with probable INPH were included, 12 patients with INPH-P Conclusion: Patients with INPH and parkinsonism overall do worse than patients without parkinsonism. An unsatisfying response to the CSF tap test in INPH patients with parkinsonism should not be used as an exclusion criterion from VPS surgery since patients with and without parkinsonism showed significant improvement post-VPS.
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