title: [Temporary lumbar external drainage in normal pressure hydrocephalus].
abstract: In a prospective study twenty-two patients diagnosed as suffering from idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, were investigated using temporary external lumbar drainage. Five patients had to be excluded from the study because of complications of external lumbar or definite ventricular shunting. External drainage correctly predicted the outcome of shunting in all of the remaining seventeen patients. This technique appears to be a safe and valuable tool for predicting the outcome of definitive shunting procedures.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Neurologie van het Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haan
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Thomeer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000628:therapy*; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013129:Spinal Puncture
vernacular_title: Tijdelijke lumbale externe drainage bij 'normal pressure hydrocephalus'.