Serial Tap Test of patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: impact on cognitive function and its meaning.
Samanta Fabricio Blattes da RochaPedro André KowacsRicardo Krause Martinez de SouzaMatheus Kahakura Franco PedroRicardo RaminaHélio A Ghizoni TeivePublished in: Fluids and barriers of the CNS (2021)
Progressive cognitive improvement occurred over the 2-STT and changes were more significant after the second LP in all cognitive domains except for RAVLT (A7). Encephalic alert system 'arousal' seems to participate in early improvements observed during 2-STT. The second LP increased the sensitivity of the drainage test to detect changes in cognitive variables, and consequently improved the quality of the method.