White matter changes should not exclude patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus from shunt surgery.
Carl SnöbohmFilip MalmbergEva FreyhultKim KultimaDavid FällmarJohan VirhammarPublished in: Fluids and barriers of the CNS (2022)
An association between outcome after shunt surgery and volume of PVH was seen, but there was no difference between shunt responders and non-responders in the volumes of DWMH and PVH. We conclude that preoperative assessment of WMC should not be used to exclude patients with iNPH from shunt surgery.