Ventricular Volume Is More Strongly Associated with Clinical Improvement Than the Evans Index after Shunting in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Abstract

Clinical improvement after shunt surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is associated with a reduction of ventricular size. Ventricular volume is a more sensitive estimate than the Evans index and, therefore, constitutes a more precise method to evaluate change in ventricle size after shunt treatment in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.