Normal-pressure hydrocephalus: A rare cause of reversible dementia. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • ABSTRACT: Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by the clinical triad of dementia, gait instability, and urinary incontinence. The estimated annual incidence is 1.8 cases in 100,000 persons, making NPH a rare diagnosis and uncommon cause of dementia. NPH is a form of communicating hydrocephalus that can easily be missed in older adults with multiple comorbidities, so clinicians must exclude reversible causes of dementia before diagnosing irreversible causes such as Alzheimer disease.

publication date

  • February 1, 2022

Research

keywords

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure

Identity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/01.JAA.0000800300.26131.ef

PubMed ID

  • 35076437

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 35

issue

  • 2