Validation of Davson's equation in patients suffering from idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Despina Aphroditi LalouVirginia LevriniMatthew GarnettEva NabbanjaDong-Joo KimLaurent GergeleAnna BjornsonZofia CzosnykaMarek Czosnyka

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2018)

The relationship found between ICP and Rout provides indirect evidence to support disturbed Cerebrospinal fluid circulation as a key factor in disturbed CSF dynamics in NPH. Weak correlation may indicate that other factors-variable PSS and formation of CSF outflow-contribute heavily to linear model expressed by Davson's equation.

Keyphrases

cerebrospinal fluid
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
subarachnoid hemorrhage
patient reported outcomes
patient reported