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Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2016
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a potentially reversible neurodegenerative disease commonly characterized by a triad of dementia, gait, and urinary disturbance. Advancements in diagnosis and treatment have aided in properly identifying
Basant R. Nassar BS, Carol F. Lippa MD
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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2014
Objective: To determine the efficacy of endoscopic fenestration of the third ventricle in the treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Mohammed Ahmed Eshra
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The APOE Genotype in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Amyloid plaque has been reported in brain biopsies from patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) and proposed as a significant feature of the pathophysiology.
Yi Yang, Mats Tullberg, Kirsten Mehlig, Annika Rosengren, Kjell Torén, Henrik Zetterberg, Carsten Wikkelsö   +6 more
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Cognitive Profile of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus [PDF]

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 2011
Background/Aims: Frontal lobe dysfunction is believed to be a primary cognitive symptom in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH); however, the neuropsychology of this disorder remains to be fully investigated. The objective of this study was to
Makoto Saito, Yoshiyuki Nishio, Shigenori Kanno, Makoto Uchiyama, Akiko Hayashi, Masahito Takagi, Hirokazu Kikuchi, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Tatsuo Shimomura, Osamu Iizuka, Etsuro Mori   +10 more
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Redefining Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Using AI-Driven Brain Volumetry [PDF]

Biomedicines
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a potentially reversible cause of gait disturbance and cognitive impairment in older adults, yet its diagnosis remains challenging and controversial.
Juan Sahuquillo, Murad Al-Nusaif, Aasma Sahuquillo-Muxi, Paula Duch, Maria-Antonia Poca, on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative   +5 more
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Characteristics of Postural Instability in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus [PDF]

Neurology and Therapy
Introduction In patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), the characteristics of static steady-state balance disturbance are not as well understood as those related to gait.
Eunhee Park, Kyunghun Kang, Janghoon Lee, Jong Taek Lee, Ki-Su Park, Chul-Hyun Kim, Yu-Sun Min   +6 more
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Knowledge of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus among healthcare professionals [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a prevalent, yet greatly underdiagnosed condition in older adults, which can cause significant disability if left untreated.
Rocío Fernández-Méndez, Toby Meek, Benjamin Dias-Dougan, Lisa Healy, Indu Lawes, Andrew H.D. Wynd, John D. Pickard, Mathew R. Garnett, Peter Smielewski, Alexis J. Joannides   +9 more
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Diagnosis and Prognosis in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 2014
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a communicating hydrocephalus, of unknown pathophysiology, characterized by the classical triad of dementia, urinary incontinence, and ataxia. The most popular treatment option is shunt surgery, although it is not a cure.
Carol F Lippa
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Distinct cerebral cortical microstructural changes in idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
ObjectiveThe aims of the study were to investigate differences in cortical mean diffusivity (MD) among idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) patients, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, and healthy controls, and to analyze mean MD among INPH ...
Myong Hun Hahm, Shin Young Jeong, Suhyun Kim, Sang-Woo Lee, Ki-Su Park, Eunhee Park, Mi-Yeon Eun, Uicheul Yoon, Kyunghun Kang   +8 more
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Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

New England Journal of Medicine
Margetis K, Das JM, Biagioni MC.
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