Communicating hydrocephalus
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age> 18 years old; 2. Presence of symptoms of intracranial hypertension, consciousness or cognitive impairment, urinary incontinence, gait abnormality or epilepsy, etc.; 3. Imaging examination showed progressive expansion of the ventricular system, rounding of the third ventricle and increased frontal angle of the lateral ventricle (Evans index greater than 0.3); 4. Confirmed by preoperative CT or MRI of communicating hydrocephalus through lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid related laboratory tests and meeting the surgical conditions; 5. Undergo shunt surgery for the first time.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age< 18 years old; 2. Obstructive hydrocephalus; 3. Presence of craniocervical deformity, spine or abdominal disease; 4. Physical condition that cannot tolerate surgery; 5. Previous shunt surgery and missing data.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Glasgow coma scale,GCS;Modified Rankin Scale score;National Institute of Health stroke scale scor;Symptom improvement score;Postoperative complications; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evans index; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Liaocheng People's Hospital