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Neurol."],"abstract":"<jats:p><jats:bold>Background:<\/jats:bold> We analyzed the predictive value of the tap test (TT) on the outcome of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) and cognitive impairment up to 12 months postoperatively.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> We analyzed the data of two prospective multicenter studies on ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) and lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) use in iNPH patients. We selected patients with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores \u2264 26 points as study subjects. We used a multivariate logistic regression model to obtain the optimal threshold of MMSE scores after TT to predict the score improvement at 12 months following shunting and that helped to control for confounding factors such as age and MMSE scores before TT. We used logistic regression models to identify variables with age-adjusted odds ratio (A-OR) and multivariate-adjusted OR (M-OR).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> For an improvement of \u22653 points in the MMSE score cutoff 7 days following TT in VPS and LPS cohort studies, the MMSE scores improved by 6 points after 12 months. The VPS cohort had sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC) of 69.2, 73.7, and 0.771%, respectively; however, for the LPS cohort, they were 86.2, 90.9, and 0.906%, respectively. For MMSE scores that improved by \u22653 points in patients after the TT, the possibility of an improvement by 6 points at 12 months following CSF shunt had A-OR 7.77 and M-OR 6.3 times for the VPS, and A-OR 62.3 and M-OR 59.6 times for the LPS cohort.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> CSF shunting contributes to improved cognitive function in iNPH patients. Furthermore, MMSE score evaluation at the TT can sensitively predict improvement in postoperative MMSE scores following LPS intervention.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Clinical Trial Registration:<\/jats:bold> SINPHONI-1 (<jats:ext-link>ClinicalTrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>, no. NCT00221091), first posted: September 22, 2005.<\/jats:p><jats:p>SINPHONI-2 [University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) Clinical Trials no. 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