Association of ApoE genotype with clinical features and outcome in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH): a preliminary report.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Fifteen patients suspected of having iNPH were clinically evaluated and their ApoE genotype determined prior to a possible ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. All patients fulfilling our criteria for intervention and who had a shunt implanted with good results were homozygous for the ApoE3/3 genotype.
Medical subject headings
- Apolipoproteins E
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure