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 …

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 …

A new scale for assessment of severity and outcome in i NPH

P Hellström, P Klinge, J Tans… - Acta neurologica …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To present a new, continuous, calibrated and norm‐based scale for the grading of
severity and assessment of treatment outcome in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus …

Normal pressure hydrocephalus: how often does the diagnosis hold water?

BT Klassen, JE Ahlskog - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine our community's incidence of clinically suspected normal pressure
hydrocephalus (NPH), the rate of shunting for NPH, and short-and long-term outcomes of …

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a review for general practitioners

BR Nassar, CF Lippa - Gerontology and geriatric medicine, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a potentially reversible
neurodegenerative disease commonly characterized by a triad of dementia, gait, and urinary …

Surgical management of adult hydrocephalus

M Bergsneider, C Miller, PM Vespa, X Hu - Neurosurgery, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Abstract THE MANAGEMENT OF adult hydrocephalus spans a broad range of disorders and
ages. Modern management strategies include endoscopic and adjustable cerebrospinal …

Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a review of recent insights

PA Bonney, RG Briggs, K Wu, W Choi… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The pathophysiologic mechanisms underpinning idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
(iNPH), a clinically diagnosed dementia-causing disorder, continue to be explored. An …

Features of gait most responsive to tap test in normal pressure hydrocephalus

LD Ravdin, HL Katzen, AE Jackson… - Clinical neurology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To identify components of gait associated with a positive tap test (TT) in
patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS …

Walking assessment after lumbar puncture in normal-pressure hydrocephalus: a delayed improvement over 3 days

R Schniepp, R Trabold, A Romagna, F Akrami… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The determination of gait improvement after lumbar puncture (LP) in idiopathic
normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is crucial, but the best time for such an assessment …

Clinical features of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: Critical review of objective findings

B Bluett, E Ash, A Farheen, A Fasano… - Movement Disorders …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is characterized by the
classic clinical triad of gait, cognitive, and urinary dysfunction, albeit incomplete in a relevant …