Early and delayed assessments of quantitative gait measures to improve the tap test as a predictor of shunt effectiveness in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Masatsune IshikawaShigeki YamadaKazuo YamamotoPublished in: Fluids and barriers of the CNS (2016)
The percent change of TUG on day 1 showed the highest diagnostic accuracy. Delayed assessments on day 4 were not superior to those on day 1. Thus, the TUG on day 1 is useful as a simple quantitative measure for predicting shunt effectiveness.