Gait pattern analysis in the home environment as a key factor for the reliable assessment of shunt responsiveness in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Abstract

There was a significant difference in 60% of the analyzed gait parameters between EHC and patients with iNPH, with a clear improvement toward the normalization of the cadence and traveled arm distance postoperatively, and a clear improvement of the swing phase. Patients with iNPH with a good response to VP-shunt significantly differ from the non-responders with an ameliorated gait pattern.