Clinical Trial: Prediction of Response to Shunt Surgery in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Using Radscale and Lumbar Puncture

U.S., Sept. 23 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07832877) titled 'Prediction of Response to Shunt Surgery in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Using Radscale and Lumbar Puncture' on Sept. 16.

Brief Summary: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a neurological disorder in older adults characterized by walking difficulties, cognitive decline, and urinary dysfunction. While ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery can relieve symptoms, identifying which patients will experience meaningful recovery remains challenging.

The purpose of this study is to determine how accurately two preoperative diagnostic tools, the iNPH Radscale (a structured brain imaging score) and a standardized cerebrospin...