Clinical significance of vitamin D in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Background Although recent studies show vitamin D deficiency is associated with cognitive decline, urinary incontinence, and gait instability, there has been no study on the effect of vitamin D on idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) characterized by the classic symptom triad of cognitive...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta neurochirurgica 2021-07, Vol.163 (7), p.1969-1977
Hauptverfasser: Lee, Chaejin, Seo, Hyunwoo, Yoon, Sang-Youl, Chang, Sung Hyun, Park, Seong-Hyun, Hwang, Jeong-Hyun, Kang, Kyunghun, Kim, Chi-Hun, Hahm, Myong Hun, Park, Eunhee, Ahn, Jae Yun, Park, Ki-Su
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Zusammenfassung:Background Although recent studies show vitamin D deficiency is associated with cognitive decline, urinary incontinence, and gait instability, there has been no study on the effect of vitamin D on idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) characterized by the classic symptom triad of cognitive decline, urinary incontinence, and gait instability. We investigated the clinical significance of vitamin D in patients with iNPH. Methods Between 2017 and 2020, 44 patients who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery were divided into low (
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s00701-021-04849-5