Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:Although ventricular shunting is an effective therapy for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), the effect of shunt valve type on the incidence of revision surgery is not well defined. To address this issue, shunt revision rates between patients with iNPH receiving a fixed-setting valve (FSV) versus a programmable valve (PV) were compared. METHODS:Patients with iNPH treated with ventricular shunting between 2001 and 2017 were included for analysis. The incidence of shunt revision was noted and risk factors for revision were identified using a Cox proportional hazards model. Costs associated with admission for ventricular shunt procedures were obtained from the Vizient national database. RESULTS:There were 348 patients included for analysis, with 98 patients (28.1%) receiving a PV. Shunt revision occurred in 73 patients (21.0%), with 12 patients (3.4%) undergoing multiple revisions. Overall revision rates were lower in patients receiving a PV (13.3% vs 24.0%; p = 0.027), as was the incidence of multiple revisions (0.0% vs 4.8%; p = 0.023). Patients with initial placement of an FSV were also more likely to undergo valve exchange during follow-up (12.4% vs 2.0%; p = 0.003). Patients with a PV were less likely to undergo revision due to persistent symptoms without obstruction (2.0% vs 8.8%; p = 0.031) and distal obstruction (1.0% vs 6.8%; p = 0.030). In a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model, initial placement of a PV was associated with reduced risk of revision due to persistent symptoms without obstruction (OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.04-0.93; p = 0.036). PVs were associated with more frequent shunt series (1.3 vs 0.6; p < 0.001) and head CT scans (3.6 vs 2.7; p = 0.038) during follow-up. There was no significant difference in mean total costs between patients receiving an FSV and a PV ($24,282.50 vs $24,396.90; p = 0.937). CONCLUSIONS:The authors' results suggest that PVs lead to reduced rates of shunt revision in patients with iNPH, and decreased risk of revision due to persistent symptoms of iNPH, thereby justifying the higher upfront cost of PVs despite similar overall treatment costs between these devices.
journal_name
J Neurosurgjournal_title
Journal of neurosurgeryauthors
Rinaldo L,Bhargav AG,Nesvick CL,Lanzino G,Elder BDdoi
10.3171/2019.3.JNS183077subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-06-07 00:00:00pages
1-9eissn
0022-3085issn
1933-0693pii
2019.3.JNS183077pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECT:Shock waves have been experimentally applied to various neurosurgical treatments including fragmentation of cerebral emboli, perforation of cyst walls or tissue, and delivery of drugs into cells. Nevertheless, the application of shock waves to clinical neurosurgery remains challenging because the threshold for s...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2007.106.4.667
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Outcomes of 1019 brachial plexus lesions in patients who underwent surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center during a 30-year period are reviewed in this paper to provide management guidelines. METHODS:Causes of brachial plexus lesions included 509 stretches/contusions (50%), 161 plexus tumor...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2003.98.5.1005
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVERebleeding remains a frequent and catastrophic event leading to poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Reduced platelet function after the initial bleed is associated with higher risk of early rebleeding. Desmopressin (DDAVP) is a well-known hemostatic agent, and recent guidelines already suggest i...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2017.7.JNS17990
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Concussion is the signature American football injury of the 21st century. Modern varsity helmets, as compared with vintage leather helmets, or "leatherheads," are widely believed to universally improve protection by reducing head impact doses and head injury risk for the 3 million young football players in the U...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2011.9.JNS111059
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vessel identification during a transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound examination is usually based on well-established inferential criteria without confirmation by imaging. Part of a routine study involves taking measurements from the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and the A1 segment of the anterior cer...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1995.82.6.0972
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A method is described for determining stereotaxic coordinates using computerized tomographic scanning and intraoperative ventriculography of the third ventricle. ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1980.53.6.0861
更新日期:1980-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::This Phase III trial tested the efficacy and safety of intra-arterial 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) for the treatment of newly resected malignant glioma, comparing intra-arterial BCNU and intravenous BCNU (200 mg/sq m every 8 weeks), each regimen without or with intravenous 5-fluorouracil (1 gm/sq m thre...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.3171/jns.1992.76.5.0772
更新日期:1992-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Transdural herniations of the spinal cord are rare, and those occurring acutely after a spinal cord injury (SCI) are particularly unusual. In this report, the authors present the case of acute posttraumatic spinal cord herniation in a patient who sustained severe polytraumatic injuries. The clinical manifestations wer...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3171/spi.2001.94.2.0316
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The goal of this study was to establish the therapeutic window during which delayed therapy with MgSO4 improves neurological motor outcome in rats that have suffered severe traumatic axonal brain injury. METHODS:Severe brain injury was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by using the impact-acceleration model o...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1999.90.3.0504
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical outcome of schwannomatosis, a rare condition characterized by multiple nonvestibular schwannomas in the absence of meningiomas, intraspinal ependymomas, and other clinical signs of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). METHODS:Nine patients with schwannomatosis treate...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1998.89.1.0036
更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors have previously advocated a supraorbital approach to tumors of the orbit. In this paper, they describe a technique in which they take advantage of a large frontal sinus as a means of entering the orbit without the necessity of intracranial exposure, as required by the more conventional supraorbital approac...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1985.63.5.0811
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Irinotecan (CPT-11), a topoisomerase I inhibitor, is a cytotoxic agent with activity against malignant gliomas and other tumors. After systemic delivery, CPT-11 is converted to its active metabolite, SN-38, which displays significantly higher cytotoxic potency. However, the achievement of therapeutically effecti...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2010.2.JNS09719
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Meningiomas at the falcotentorial junction represent a rare subgroup of complex meningiomas. Debate remains regarding the appropriate treatment strategy for and optimal surgical approach to these tumors, and surgical outcomes have not been well described in the literature. The authors reviewed their single-in...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2019.4.JNS19208
更新日期:2019-08-02 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes following macrodiscectomy and microsurgery for one-level one-sided lumbar disc excision. METHODS:The authors prospectively studied 114 consecutive patients who underwent microdiscectomy (Group A, 63 patients [36 men, 27 women]) and macrodiscectomy (Group B, 51 p...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/spi.2003.99.3.0247
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Genetic alterations of the PTEN gene (also known as MMAC1 or TEP1) have frequently been identified in high-grade gliomas, indicating that inactivation of PTEN plays a crucial role in human glioma progression. The aim of this study was to assess the biological significance of PTEN inactivation in the development ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1999.91.5.0822
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors report their investigation of the effects of high-dose barbiturates on the multimodality evoked response in 9 cats. After baseline evoked responses were obtained, boluses of pentobarbital were infused intravenously at regular intervals, amounting to cumulative total doses of 9, 18, 27, 45, 63, 123, and 183...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1982.57.2.0178
更新日期:1982-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although in several histological studies of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) nidi the presence of compartments has been documented, no clinical study has been published. The present study was conducted to determine the presence of nidus compartments in clinical cases by using a new radiographic method. Two patients wi...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2002.96.4.0770
更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS) is one of a spectrum of overlapping clinical syndromes resulting from mutations in the gene GLI3 on chromosome 7p. Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is caused by mutations in three distinct genes, including Malcavernin (CCM2), which also maps to chromosome 7p and i...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/PED-07/12/495
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A rare case of a gas-containing brain abscess due to verified maduromycosis is described. Blackish material over the abscess cavity revealed the fungal elements. The pus from the abscess contained Streptococcus hemolyticus and Klebsiella organisms. ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1975.42.2.0229
更新日期:1975-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case of hemangioblastoma of the spinal cord is described in which the tumor presented in an intradural extramedullary location. The patient did not have von Hippel-Lindau's disease or metastatic seeding. It is assumed that the tumor arose in the pia, and its direction of growth was purely extramedullary. ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1978.48.3.0461
更新日期:1978-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Cerebrospinal fluid leaks may occur as a result of trauma or following surgery, and occasionally may also be spontaneous. Leakage of CSF from the lateral sphenoid recess is rare and challenging to treat. The authors present their experience with repairs of 10 CSF leaks that were confined to the lateral sphenoid ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2009.7.JNS09306
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran has recently been approved in the US as an alternative to warfarin. The lack of guidelines, protocols, and an established specific antidote to reverse the anticoagulation effect of dabigatran potentially increases the rates of morbidity and mortality in patients with clos...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2013.3.JNS12503
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A patient with a subcutaneous sacrococcygeal ependymoma and metastasis to the inguinal lymph nodes is presented and his treatment is described. Previous reports on sacrococcygeal ependymoma are reviewed. ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1988.68.3.0474
更新日期:1988-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Neurocognitive performance is used to assess multiple cognitive domains, including motor coordination, before and after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Although gross motor strength is impaired with ischemia of large cortical areas or of the internal capsule, the authors hypothesize that patients undergoing CEA de...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2014.8.JNS1459
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:One of the goals in this study was to set up a semiautomatic method to estimate blood-brain barrier disruption obtained in patients with glioblastoma by using an implantable, unfocused, ultrasound device. Another goal was to correlate the probability of significant ultrasound-induced signal enhancement (SUISE...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2018.9.JNS182001
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::An unusual instance of severe and potentially lethal depression of the bone marrow is described as a result of the administration of phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis. The patient was treated successfully by prompt cessation of phenytoin and intravenous administration of human recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1993.79.1.0121
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Neuropsychological outcome within 1 year after severe head injury was examined in 42 conscious survivors and correlated with acute measurements of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and intracranial pressure (ICP). During acute coma, CBF was elevated in 23 patients, indicating hyperemia, and was reduced in the remaining 19 cas...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1986.65.5.0630
更新日期:1986-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:This outcome study was undertaken to investigate the long-term results obtained in surgically treated pediatric patients with lumbar disc disease by using standardized medical outcome scales and clinical follow-up examination. METHODS:Twenty nine patients 17 years of age or younger underwent surgery between 196...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/spi.2000.92.1.0001
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::One hundred fifty-two intracranial gliomas of various types were reviewed in order to correlate the histopathological features with the proliferative potential of each tumor as reflected by the bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR) labeling index (LI). Patients undergoing surgical removal of gliomas were given a 30-minute intraven...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1989.70.5.0701
更新日期:1989-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors determined the landmarks and coordinates for intraoperative ventricular puncture directly from the supraorbital craniotomy opening via an eyebrow incision. Fifty magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies were obtained from patients with no pathological cerebral characteristics or ventricular distortion. The ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2006.105.3.485
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00