Psychiatric and behavioural manifestations of normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
Seven patients with psychiatric and behavioural manifestations of normal-pressure hydrocephalus are described. There is little disagreement about the classical triad of symptoms. However, it requires a high index of suspicion when a patient presents with non-specific psychiatric and behavioural symptoms. Clinicians must be alert to the possibility when positive findings point to the diagnosis of normal-pressure hydrocephalus, namely gait disturbance, incontinence, soft neurological signs, history of hypertension and no previous psychiatric history.
Blacktown Hospital, NSW, Australia.
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Nagaratnam
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Verma
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Nagaratnam
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Sahasrabudde
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Koumoukeus
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Tan
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*