Hydrocephalus Paper of the Month – September
We are pleased to present this month’s interesting paper, “A Randomized Trial of Shunting for Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus” authored by:
Mark G. Luciano, Michael A. Williams, Mark G. Hamilton, Heather L. Katzen, Nickolas A. Dasher, Abhay Moghekar, Jun Hua., Jan Malm, Anders Eklund, Naomi Alpert Abel, Ahmed M. Raslan, Benjamin D. Elder, Jesse J. Savage, Daniel L. Barrow, Kiarash Shahlaie, Hailey Jensen, M.Stat., Thomas J. Zwimpfer, Jessica Wollett, Daniel F. Hanley, and Richard Holubkov.
It refers to a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving participants selected for shunt surgery on the basis of gait-velocity improvement with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage.
Among participants with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus who had a response to temporary CSF drainage, shunting resulted in significant improvements at 3 months in gait velocity and a measure of gait and balance but not in measures of cognition or incontinence.
Read about the results of the PENS trial here:
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