Effect of fixed-setting versus programmable valve on incidence of shunt revision after ventricular shunting for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

CONCLUSIONS: The authors' results suggest that PVs lead to reduced rates of shunt revision in patients with iNPH, and decreased risk of revision due to persistent symptoms of iNPH, thereby justifying the higher upfront cost of PVs despite similar overall treatment costs between these devices. PMID: 31174190 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31174190?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - June 6, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Rinaldo L, Bhargav AG, Nesvick CL, Lanzino G, Elder BD Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research