Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - 09/08/11
Abstract |
Doctors find the management of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) difficult because their diagnosis often is uncertain and the treatment with shunt surgery carries a significant risk. With the aim of bringing to the attention of physicians the useful, but largely anecdotal, information available regarding this problem, this article discusses the epidemiology, reasons why the diagnosis is difficult, differential diagnosis, features of the history, examination, neuropsychologic assessment, radiologic evaluation, and special tests that may help clinicians with management.
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| This study was funded in part by grant P50 AG16574 and by the Robert and Clarice Smith and Abigail Van Buren Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program. This chapter is based in part on the chapter, “Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus” by Dr. Graff-Radford published in the April 2007 Dementia issue of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology (13[2]:144–164) and is used with permission from the American Academy of Neurology. |
Vol 25 - N° 3
P. 809-832 - août 2007 Retour au numéro
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