Performance of the fixed pressure valve with antisiphon device SPHERA® in the treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus and prevention of overdrainage

ABSTRACT Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by the triad of gait apraxia, dementia and urinary incontinence associated with ventriculomegaly and normal pressure of cerebrospinal fluid. Treatment is accomplished through the implantation of a ventricular shunt (VPS), however some com...

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Main Authors: Renan M. Pereira, Mariane T. Suguimoto, Matheus F. Oliveira, Juliana B. Tornai, Ricardo A. Amaral, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015005010107&lng=en&tlng=en