Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus associated with empty sella.
A 70-year-old female presented with the clinical triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and senile tremor. Neuroimaging disclosed findings of both NPH and empty sella (ES). A ventriculoperitoneal shunt did not modify the clinical course except for a mild and transient improvement, and shunt malfunction occurred later on. The association of NPH and ES may result from a common underlying mechanism such as transient increases in intracranial pressure.
Casmiro
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Department of Neurology, City Hospital, Faenza, Italy.
D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt