Abstract
We studied 45 adult patients with idiopathic hydrocephalus who had undergone a shuntingprocedure at the Mayo Clinic during a 16-year period. The follow-up period extended up to 157 months. Thirty-four of the 45 patients (75%) improved at some time after the operation, and 19 (42%) experienced continuous improvement. The median duration of improvement was 24 months. Patients who had symptoms for less than 2 years were most likely to improve. CT played an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up, but ventricular size or degree of atrophy did not correlate with response.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-311 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Neurology |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology