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Types of cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients
| n | Procedure | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LP shunt | 55.1[2] |
| 2 | VP shunt | 43.2[2], 69.8[46], 95.2[47] |
| 3 | VA shunt | 30.2[46] |
| 4 | Ventriculo-epiplooic shunt[48] | |
| 5 | ETV | 4.8[46] |
LP – Lumboperitoneal; VP – Ventriculoperitoneal; VA – Ventriculoartrial; ETV – Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
