Infusion Studies for suspected VP shunt dysfunction
Subspecialty: Hydrocephalus
Type: Clinical Summary
Shunt infusion studies: impact on patient outcome, including health economics. Lalou AD, Czosnyka M, Garnett MR, Nabbanja E, Petrella G, Hutchinson PJ, Pickard JD, Czosnyka Z. This study investigates the effectiveness of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infusion tests in diagnosing shunt malfunction in patients with hydrocephalus or idiopathic intracranial hypotension (IIH). The researchers conducted this observational study on patients who underwent infusion tests between January 2013 and December 2015 and tracked outcomes over 6 and 12 months, measuring the accuracy of these tests in predicting the…
Source Papers
- Shunt infusion studies: impact on patient outcome, including health economics. (2020)