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The European iNPH Multicentre Study on the predictive values of resistance to CSF outflow and the CSF Tap Test in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

  • Carsten Wikkelsø
  • , Per Hellström
  • , Petra Margarete Klinge
  • , Jos Th J Tans
  • , European iNPH Multicentre Study Group
  • , Marianne Juhler (Member of author group)
  • , Steen Gregers Hasselbalch (Member of author group)
208 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The objective was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the CSF Tap Test (CSF TT) and resistance to CSF outflow (Rout) for the outcome of shunting in a sample of patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH).
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
Volume84
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)562-8
Number of pages7
ISSN0022-3050
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2013

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
  • Cognition Disorders
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Female
  • Gait Disorders, Neurologic
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

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