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Open Access 01-03-2021 | Hydrocephalus | Editorial (by Invitation)

Predicting the outcome of normal pressure hydrocephalus therapy—where do we stand?

Authors: Joachim M. K. Oertel, Matthias J. M. Huelser

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 3/2021

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Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a treatable disease. It is the only form of dementia for which we do have effective treatment modalities. Permanent cerebrospinal fluid diversion via shunt insertion is the gold standard. The objective response to the shunt treatment is about 85% [6], at least for a certain time. The majority of patients (85 %) respond to this treatment, but what about the other 15%? How can we predict which patient will respond to treatment and who will not? …

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Title: Predicting the outcome of normal pressure hydrocephalus therapy—where do we stand?
Authors: Joachim M. K. Oertel
Matthias J. M. Huelser
Publication date: 01-03-2021
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Keywords: Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-020-04700-3

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