Ventriculoperitoneal shunt management in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus and cerebral atrophy
In this study, adult patients with NPH who had cerebral atrophy before VP shunt placement were observed to have a higher frequency of overdrainage complications after placement, compared with patients who did not have cerebral atrophy preplacement.
Authors
- Christopher Duma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3943-2030)
- Karlyssa Chung
- Zoe Hareng
Institutions
- Allen Institute for Brain Science (US)
- Statistical Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAAPA
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jaa.0000000000000319
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00