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Re:Nasopharyngeal Lymphatics Found to Be Crucial for Cerebro... by vjaswal on Thursday February 01, 2024 @08:25PM (#39223809)
Incidentally, I know of a few people, friends of my parents, that have gotten a shunt for NPH. They suffered from one of the 3 "W" symptoms of NPH, wet, wobbly, wackiness, that you're certainly aware of.

One had a dramatic improvement very quickly, where one or more of the Ws was resolved. Another had the spinal tap indicating she was a good candidate, but the shunt is still not resolving all the issues even after 2 months.

Do you have any clinical experience with the success rates of the shunt?

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Re:Nasopharyngeal Lymphatics Found to Be Crucial for Cerebro... by jbandela1 on Thursday February 01, 2024 @09:16PM (#39224128)
My survey of papers revealed from around 25% to 90% depending on who you read.

I think a lot is dependent on which patients you choose since some other diseases can mimic NPH.

I think my anecdotal experience is around 1/3 to 2/3 had improvement, which is similar to what you saw as well.

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