A Trial of High and Low Pressure Level Settings on a Programmable Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Valve for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2003
In treating idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus with a shunt there is always a risk of underdrainage or overdrainage. The hypothesis is tested whether treatment of patients with an adjustable valve preset at the highest opening pressure (OPV), leads to comparable clinical results with less subdural effusions than in a control group with an opening pressure preset and kept fixed at a low pressure level.
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First added on: May 10, 2024