Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and shunt complications per valve type: a meta-analysis of proportions

James Kelbert; Kristin Nosova; Ashley Kern; Rachel Russell; Annie Pico; James Mamaril-Davis; Amna Hussein; Ganesh Murthy; Giovanni Barbagli; Robert W Bina

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2024.11.033

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and shunt complications per valve type: a meta-analysis of proportions

World Neurosurg. 2024 Nov 20:S1878-8750(24)01893-X. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.11.033. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Electronic address: jkelbert@arizona.edu.
² University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Department of Neurosurgery.
³ University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.
⁴ University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson.
⁵ University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Department of Neurology.

PMID: 39577651
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.11.033

No abstract available

Keywords: differential pressure valves with siphon control; differential pressure valves without siphon control; gravitational valves; idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; non-programmable flow-regulated valves; shunt revision; subdural hygromas; valve adjustments; ventriculoperitoneal shunts.

Publication types

Review