Normal pressure hydrocephalus: diagnosis and treatment

D Shprecher, J Schwalb, R Kurlan - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2008 - Springer
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a syndrome of gait dysfunction and enlarged
cerebral ventricles in the absence of another cause. It is frequently accompanied by frontal …

Guidelines for management of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: endorsed by the Japanese society of normal pressure hydrocephalus

M Nakajima, S Yamada, M Miyajima, K Ishii… - Neurologia medico …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Among the various disorders that manifest with gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, and
urinary incontinence in the elderly population, idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus …

Falls and gait disorders in geriatric neurology

H Axer, M Axer, H Sauer, OW Witte… - Clinical neurology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Gait disturbances are frequent in older patients and lead to immobility, falls, and increased
mortality. In gerontoneurologic patients a higher prevalence of risk factors for gait …

Guidelines for management of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

E Mori, M Ishikawa, T Kato, H Kazui… - Neurologia medico …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Among the various disorders manifesting dementia, gait disturbance, and urinary
incontinence in the elderly population, idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is …

MR elastography demonstrates increased brain stiffness in normal pressure hydrocephalus

N Fattahi, A Arani, A Perry, F Meyer… - American Journal …, 2016 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a reversible neurologic
disorder characterized by a triad of cognitive impairment, gait abnormality, and urinary …

Brain comorbidities in normal pressure hydrocephalus

G Allali, M Laidet, S Armand… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose This cross‐sectional study aims to compare gait changes after the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tap test between normal pressure hydrocephalus patients with and …

Shunt-responsive parkinsonism and reversible white matter lesions in patients with idiopathic NPH

I Akiguchi, M Ishii, Y Watanabe, T Watanabe… - Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Background Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a potentially treatable
dementia and gait disorder with abnormal CSF dynamics. Objective To investigate and …

Lumbar drain trial outcomes of normal pressure hydrocephalus: a single-center experience of 254 patients

TY El Ahmadieh, EM Wu, B Kafka, JP Caruso… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE A short-term lumbar drain (LD) trial is commonly used to assess the response of
normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) patients to CSF diversion. However, it remains …

The impact of multimorbidity burden, frailty risk scoring, and 3-directional morphological indices vs. testing for CSF responsiveness in normal pressure hydrocephalus

SXY Soon, AA Kumar, AJL Tan, YT Lo, C Lock… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Multimorbidity burden across disease cohorts and variations in clinico-
radiographic presentations within normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) confound its …

Long-term 4 years follow-up study of 482 patients who underwent shunting for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus-course of symptoms and shunt efficacy rates …

T Takeuchi, K Yajima - Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A total of 482 operated idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients were
divided into those aged< 80 years at the time of surgery (group A: 400 cases; and male-to …