TABLE 1.
Characteristics, adjustable valve, ventricular volume, and clinical outcomes data for all 51 patientsa
| Patient characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | |
| Mean ± SD | 75 ± 8.2 |
| Range | 52-88 |
| Sex (women/men) | 28/23 |
| Presenting symptoms (no. of patients with particular symptom/total for whom there are data) | |
| Gait | 50/51 (98%) |
| Incontinence | 40/51 (78.4%) |
| Dementia | 49/51 (96.1%) |
| Initial adjustable valve setting (mmH2O) | |
| Median | 120 |
| Mean ± SD | 125 ± 33.8 |
| Range | 40-200 |
| Initial ventricular volume (ml) | |
| Mean ± SD | 135.4 ± 106.7 |
| Range | 14.6-731.4 |
| Follow-up time (wk) from first to last volume measurement/CT scan | |
| Mean ± SD | 50.8 ± 43.6 |
| Range | 3-219 |
| No. of valve adjustments | |
| Mean ± SD | 2 ± 1.6 |
| Range | 0-10 |
| Symptom improvement (no. of patients improved/total for whom there are data) | |
| Gait | 44/51 (86.3%) |
| Incontinence | 35/50 (70%) |
| Dementia | 33/48 (68.8%) |
| Weighted factor for clinical improvement in all three symptom categories | |
| Mean ± SD | 73.8 ± 37.4 |
a
SD, standard deviation; CT, computed tomographic.