Binswanger's disease and normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Clinical and neuropsychological comparison.
We investigated the clinical and cognitive aspects of patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus and possible Binswanger's disease. We studied 19 patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus and 19 patients with Binswanger's disease, comparing them with the same number of matched controls. The patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus had a later age and more frequent gait disturbance at the onset, shorter duration of the illness, rare signs of vascular disturbances, and more frequent severe mental deterioration. Ventricular enlargement may play a role in determining the more rapid and worse clinical course of normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
Gallassi
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Institute of Neurology, University of Bologna, Italy.
Morreale
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Montagna
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Sacquegna
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Di Sarro
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Lugaresi
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D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014706:Verbal Learning