Perceived and actual changes in gait balance after CSF shunting in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Yasutaka NikaidoHideyuki UrakamiToshihiro AkisueYohei OkadaYuki KawamiNaoya IshidaKenji KurodaHiroshi OhnoYoshinaga KajimotoRyuichi Saura

Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2021)

FGA can be used to confirm treatment effects, including perceived and actual changes after CSF shunting, in patients with mild iNPH. Our results can help clinicians to determine the clinical significance of improvements in gait and balance function immediately after CSF shunting in individual patients with iNPH.

Keyphrases

social support
cerebrospinal fluid
depressive symptoms
physical activity
mental health
cerebral palsy
palliative care
brain injury