- Title
- Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, what is the physiotherapist's role in assessment for surgery?
- Creator
- Gallagher, Ryan; Osmotherly, Peter; Chiarelli, Pauline
- Relation
- Physical Therapy Reviews Vol. 19, Issue 4, p. 245-251
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743288X13Y.0000000130
- Publisher
- Maney Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a condition resulting in a symptom triad of gait ataxia, cognitive impairment, and urinary incontinence. Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus presents a diagnostic and management dilemma such that management involves the placement of a ventricular peritoneal (VP) shunt to which not all patients will respond. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage tests such as the lumbar puncture tap test (TT) provide a prognostic indication of response to shunting. However, determination of what constitutes a positive response to shunting is not clearly defined. While gait improvement following TT has been identified as a possible prognostic indicator, the efficacy of such measures in this clinical population has not been tested.
- Subject
- idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; lumbar punture tap test; physiotherapy; physical therapy
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1304833
- Identifier
- uon:20937
- Identifier
- ISSN:1083-3196
- Language
- eng
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