Clinical Trials

Shunt surgery

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A Study to Develop a Horizontal Axial Movement Test for Use Before and After Shunt Treatments in Patients who have Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Jacksonville, FL

The purpose of this study is to develop a test for axial movements in the horizontal position, then determine if it improves after the diagnostic tap test and can be used as a prognostic indicator for shunt surgery.
A Study To Compare Surgical Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Rochester, MN

The purpose of this study is to compare Medical Therapy (MT) vs. MT Plus Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration vs. MT Plus Ventriculoperitoneal Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting in subjects with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and moderate-to-severe visual loss.
Clinical Outcomes Following Shunting for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) Rochester, MN

The purpose of this study is to collect data to objectively monitor the clinical outcomes of patients following CSF shunting for the treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in order to optimize the surgical care of patients with this disease.