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Diagnostic accuracy of the iNPH Radscale in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Karin KockumJohan VirhammarKatrine RiklundLars SöderströmElna-Marie LarssonKatarina Laurell
Published in: PloS one (2020)
In this study, iNPH Radscale could accurately discriminate between patients with definite iNPH and asymptomatic individuals over 65 years old. According to the results, a diagnosis of iNPH is very likely in patients with an iNPH Radscale score above 8 and corresponding clinical symptoms. On the other hand, the diagnosis should be questioned when the iNPH Radscale score is below the cut-off level of 4. We conclude that the iNPH Radscale could work as a diagnostic screening tool to detect iNPH. Whether the scale also can be used to predict shunt outcome needs further studies.
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