Efficacy and safety of programmable compared with fixed anti-siphon devices for treating idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) in adults – SYGRAVA: study protocol for a randomized trial

Background Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a distinct form of dementia, characterized by gait ataxia, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence. In contrast to all other causes of dementia (e.g., Alzheimer-type and others), ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery may offer a c...
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Autor*in:

Scholz, Romy [verfasserIn]

Lemcke, Johannes

Meier, Ullrich

Stengel, Dirk

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2018

Schlagwörter:

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus

Randomized trial

Dementia

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Programmable anti-siphon device

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© The Author(s). 2018

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Enthalten in: Trials - London : BioMed Central, 2000, 19(2018), 1 vom: 17. Okt.

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:19 ; year:2018 ; number:1 ; day:17 ; month:10

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/s13063-018-2951-6

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SPR030106184

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