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Scientific Reports, 2021 Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a surgically treatable syndrome commonly observed in older adults. However, it is unclear whether clinical improvements after surgery can effectively reduce the long-term care burden (LTCB).
Masatsune Ishikawa +4 more
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Progressive cognitive impairment evolving to dementia parallels parieto-occipital and temporal enlargement in idiopathic chronic hydrocephalus: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 Little is known regarding progressive enlargement of the ventricular system in symptomatic patients or asymptomatic subjects. Before eventual surgical treatment, we evaluated the clinical and radiological features of an extremely rare group of patients ...
CURRA', antonio, MISSORI, Paolo
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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 +4 more
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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 +2 more
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Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2019 Although the complete triad is not seen in all cases, idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is characterized by gait dysfunction, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence. These symptoms, however, are frequently encountered in older adults without the condition.[1][1] The onset of ...
Tina, Hu, Yuna, Lee
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New experimental model of acute aqueductal blockage in cats: effects on cerebrospinal fluid pressure and the size of brain ventricles [PDF]
, 2009 It is generally assumed that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is secreted in the brain ventricles, and so after an acute blockage of the aqueduct of Sylvius an increase in the ventricular CSF pressure and dilation of isolated ventricles may be expected. We have
Božić, Borka +5 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 +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 +5 more
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Mania Related to Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2021 Normal-pressure-hydrocephalus (NPH) may present with psychiatric disorders besides the classical clinic symptoms consisting of dementia, imbalance and incontinence.
Bahadir Demir +5 more
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The antiquity of hydrocephalus: the first full palaeo-neuropathological description [PDF]
, 2018 The Pathology Museum of the University of Florence houses a rich collection of anatomical specimens and over a hundred waxworks portraying pathological conditions occurring in the nineteenth century, when the museum was established.
Galassi, F. M. +7 more
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