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Br J Neurosurg ; 29(1): 18-22, 2015 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25142701

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INTRODUCTION: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a shunt- reversible syndrome of the elderly. Shunt management is aimed at achieving a balance between clinical improvement and the complications associated with overdrainage. Although clinical improvement occurs at low pressure, these benefits may be negated by the increase in complication rates observed at lower pressures. The addition of gravity-switch devices has been shown to reduce over drainage problems even at a low valve pressure setting. At our centre the Miethke proGAV is used and commonly lowered below 5 cmH2O to gain further clinical improvement. OBJECT: To determine whether lowering the opening pressure to below 5cmH2O using the proGAV valve in iNPH patients results in a) improved clinical features; and b) no significant increase in complication rates. METHODS: A retrospective case series of iNPH patients was undertaken with 24 patients who had the proGAV shunt system inserted with an initial opening pressure of 5cmH2O. Exclusion criteria were secondary NPH, shunt system other than proGAV inserted, no valve adjustment to below 5cmH2O and inadequate follow-up. Outcome measures were clinical improvement (gait, cognition and urinary continence) and complications (subdural haematoma, low-pressure symptoms and valve damage). RESULTS: Patients underwent a total of 29 adjustments to below 5cmH2O. The mean valve opening pressure after the first adjustment was 2.5cmH2O and the mean opening pressure after the second adjustment was 1cmH2O. Overall, outcome after adjustment included 26% no change, 48% improvement and 26% deterioration clinically. One patient (4%) suffered traumatic subdural haematoma that resolved with increasing valve pressure to 20cmH2O. There was no valve damage or low-pressure symptoms after adjustment. CONCLUSION: This study found that lowering the opening pressure of the proGAV shunt system to below 5cmH2O results in clinical improvement and does not significantly increase the complication rate in iNPH patients.

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Acta Neurochir (Wien) ; 154(4): 769-72; discussion 772, 2012 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22083852

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Current theories of the pathophysiology of normal pressure hydrocephalus suggest the classical symptoms are a consequence of disruption of normal frontal function. We present the case of a 70-year-old patient with an isolated, frontal dilatation of his lateral ventricles in the presence of a complete triad as supportive of these theories.


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Neoplasias del Ventrículo Cerebral/fisiopatología , Dilatación Patológica/fisiopatología , Hidrocéfalo Normotenso/fisiopatología , Neurocitoma/fisiopatología , Anciano , Neoplasias del Ventrículo Cerebral/complicaciones , Dilatación Patológica/etiología , Dilatación Patológica/cirugía , Humanos , Hidrocéfalo Normotenso/etiología , Hidrocéfalo Normotenso/cirugía , Ventrículos Laterales/fisiopatología , Masculino , Neurocitoma/complicaciones
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