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 |
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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.
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Between 2017 and 2020, 44 patients who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery were divided into low ( |
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ISSN: | 0001-6268 0942-0940 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00701-021-04849-5 |