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- Title
Long-term effects of complications and vascular comorbidity in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a quality registry study.
- Authors
Andrén, Kerstin; Wikkelsö, Carsten; Sundström, Nina; Agerskov, Simon; Israelsson, Hanna; Laurell, Katarina; Hellström, Per; Tullberg, Mats
- Abstract
Background: There is little knowledge about the factors influencing the long-term outcome after surgery for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). Objective: To evaluate the effects of reoperation due to complications and of vascular comorbidity (hypertension, diabetes, stroke and heart disease) on the outcome in iNPH patients, 2-6 years after shunt surgery. Methods: We included 979 patients from the Swedish Hydrocephalus Quality Registry (SHQR), operated on for iNPH during 2004-2011. The patients were followed yearly by mailed questionnaires, including a self-assessed modified Rankin Scale (smRS) and a subjective comparison between their present and their preoperative health condition. The replies were grouped according to the length of follow-up after surgery. Data on clinical evaluations, vascular comorbidity, and reoperations were extracted from the SHQR. Results: On the smRS, 40% (38-41) of the patients were improved 2-6 years after surgery and around 60% reported their general health condition to be better than preoperatively. Reoperation did not influence the outcome after 2-6 years. The presence of vascular comorbidity had no negative impact on the outcome after 2-6 years, assessed as improvement on the smRS or subjective improvement of the health condition, except after 6 years when patients with hypertension and a history of stroke showed a less favorable development on the smRS. Conclusion: This registry-based study shows no negative impact of complications and only minor effects of vascular comorbidity on the long-term outcome in iNPH.
- Subjects
HYDROCEPHALUS in children; BRAIN surgery; SURGICAL complications; SURGICAL anastomosis; DISEASE risk factors; PEDIATRIC surgery
- Publication
Journal of Neurology, 2018, Vol 265, Issue 1, p178
- ISSN
0340-5354
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00415-017-8680-z