J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2015 Feb;33(1):29-32.
Analysis of Lumbar Puncture Test in 5 Patients with Good Prognosis of Shunt Operation for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Neurology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. sachoi0416@naver.com
Abstract
- Five patients with favorable outcomes after a shunt operation in normal pressure hydrocephalus were analyzed with the aim of identifying consistent findings in a lumbar puncture (LP) test. The cases commonly showed improvement in at least one cognition and two gait LP parameters. We suggest that when judging the effects of LP on a shunt operation, the gait parameters need to be tailored to the gait status and the analyzed LP parameters should be evaluated at least twice at different times.
