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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 31 iNPH patients at baseline, and pre- and postoperative iNPH scale scores

From: Lumbar and ventricular CSF concentrations of extracellular matrix proteins before and after shunt surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Clinical characteristics

Value

Age (mean ± SD)

74 ± 7

Gender (male/female)

22/9

Symptom duration in months (mean ± SD)

44 ± 40

Diabetes (%)

42

Hypertension (%)

61

Cardiovascular disease (%)

29

MMSE (median, IQ interval)

27 (24–28)

Daily need of sleep in hours (mean ± SD)

9 ± 3

iNPH scale score

 

Baseline (median, IQ interval)

56 (50–74)

Postoperative (median, IQ interval)

70 (53–81)

  1. MMSE mini mental state examination
  2. Cardiovascular disease: atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease, congestive heart disease