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Normal pressure hydrocephalus: an update

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has been a topic of debate since its introduction in publications. More frequent in the elderly population, it is characterized by gait disturbance, urinary urge incontinence and cognitive decline.
Carlos Eduardo Borges Passos-Neto, Cesar Castello Branco Lopes, Mauricio Silva Teixeira, Adalberto Studart Neto, Raphael Ribeiro Spera   +4 more
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Fluid Distribution Pattern in Adult-Onset Congenital, Idiopathic, and Secondary Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus: Implications for Clinical Care

Frontiers in Neurology, 2017
ObjectiveIn spite of growing evidence of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a viewpoint about clinical care for idiopathic NPH is still controversial.
Shigeki Yamada, Masatsune Ishikawa, Kazuo Yamamoto   +2 more
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus: Diagnostic delay

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020
Introduction: Normotensive hydrocephalus is a differential diagnosis in the evaluation of the dementia syndrome. The diagnostic protocols would allow detecting this pathology that has more effective treatment than other dementias.
Alejandra Saldarriaga-Cantillo, Viviana Yepes-Gaviria, Juan Carlos Rivas   +2 more
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NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS: LITERATURE REVIEW

Arta Medica, 2020
Objectives. Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a potentially reversible disease, characterized by a pathological enlargement of the cerebral ventricles, with a normal opening pressure during the lumbar puncture.
Paula Fala, Victor Andronachi, Mihail Gavriliuc, Pavel Gavriliuc, Alexandru Andrușca, Olga Gavriliuc   +5 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and genetic factors associated with normal pressure hydrocephalus and Alzheimer’s disease: a narrative review

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2022
Background Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disease leading to enlargement of ventricles which is presented with gait and balance disturbance, cognitive decline, and urinary incontinence.
Fatemeh Afrashteh, Roya Ghafoury, Mostafa Almasi-Doghaee   +2 more
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Paranoid psychosis presentation in normal pressure hydrocephalus

Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2022
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is caused by aqueductal stenosis, where excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulates in the ventricles of the brain.
Tapal Renu Mounika, Harshitha Veeramachaneni, Ananda Reddy Endreddy, V V Seshamma   +3 more
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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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Secondary Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus in Rheumatoid Meningitis

Case Reports in Neurology, 2021
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a common cause of gait apraxia, cognitive impairment, and urinary incontinence in the elderly. It is usually a primary idiopathic disorder but can be secondary.
Micaela Owens, Na Tosha Gatson, Gino Mongelluzzo, Oded Goren, Eric Newman, Mihai Cosmin Sandulescu   +5 more
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus secondary to Lyme disease, a case report and review of seven reported cases

BMC Neurology, 2020
Background Infection with tick borne Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme disease) can without treatment rarely develop into a chronic phase. Secondary Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (sNPH) based on chronic infection with Borrelia Burgdorferi (Bb) is an even rarer ...
Louise Nørreslet Gimsing, Anne-Mette Hejl   +1 more
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Progression in Neuroimaging of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a clinical syndrome that mainly targets the elderly population. It features dementia, impaired walking, and the malfunction of sphincters.
Rui Yin, Junxian Wen, Junji Wei
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