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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Cerebrospinal fluid osmolality cannot predict development or surgical outcome of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Characteristics

All iNPH patients

iNPH responders

iNPH non-responders

iNPH no shunt

Elderly control subjects

N

35

10

10

15

20

Age (mean, range)

75, 57–89 years

74, 66–79 years

72, 57–82 years

77, 69–89 years

63, 45–84 years

Sex (M/F)

25/10

7/3

6/4

12/3

11/9

MMSE (mean, range)

25, 11–30

22, 11–28

25, 19–29

28, 23–30

28, 25–30

ACE (mean, range)

75, 29–94

65, 29–85

73, 55–91

83, 58–94

NA

Gait score (mean, range)

3, 1–7

4, 2–7

3, 1–5

3, 2–4

NA

Urinary continence score (mean, range)

3, 1–5

3, 2–5

3, 1–5

2, 1–4

NA

  1. Gait score: 1 (normal)—8 (wheelchair bound), urinary continence score: 1 (normal)—6 (bladder and bowel incontinence)
  2. iNPH idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination: 0 (poor performance)—30 (optimal performance), ACE Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination: 0 (poor performance)—100 (optimal performance)