2021
The Utility of Imaging Parameters in Predicting Long-Term Clinical Improvement After Shunt Surgery in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Subramanian HE, Fadel SA, Matouk CC, Zohrabian VM, Mahajan A. The Utility of Imaging Parameters in Predicting Long-Term Clinical Improvement After Shunt Surgery in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. World Neurosurgery 2021, 149: e1-e10. PMID: 33662608, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalusShunt surgeryNormal pressure hydrocephalusEvans indexCognitive improvementShunt placementPressure hydrocephalusImaging featuresLong-term patient-reported outcomesLong-term clinical improvementTelephone interviewsPreoperative imaging parametersVentriculoperitoneal shunt surgeryCerebrospinal fluid drainagePatient-reported outcomesLong-term outcomesLong-term cognitive improvementMagnetic resonance imagingImaging parametersClinical improvementGait improvementMedian durationClinical outcomesShunt candidatesFluid drainage
2018
The Subjective Experience of Patients Undergoing Shunt Surgery for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Subramanian HE, Mahajan A, Sommaruga S, Falcone GJ, Kahle KT, Matouk CC. The Subjective Experience of Patients Undergoing Shunt Surgery for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. World Neurosurgery 2018, 119: e46-e52. PMID: 29981467, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalusShunt surgeryNormal pressure hydrocephalusPreoperative courseClinical responsePressure hydrocephalusPatient's clinical responseVentriculoperitoneal shunt surgeryCounseling of patientsSaturation of themesClinical courseComorbid conditionsConsecutive seriesPostoperative assessmentDefinitive diagnosisPatients' caregiversPatient outcomesChallenges patientsDiagnostic criteriaPatientsSurgeryTelephone interviewsHydrocephalusDiagnosisSubjective experience