[Normal pressure hydrocephalus--from clinical picture to diagnosis. Help by early shunt placement].
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), which may either be idiopathic or occur secondarily, is responsible for approximately 6% of the cases of dementional syndromes in the elderly. Although its diagnosis still remains a problem, every attempt should be made to identify patients with clinical symptoms arising from NPH, since the placement of a shunt can result in a much improved quality of life. Candidates for surgical treatment must be selected with care, since the transient peri-operative morbidity may be as high as 7%.
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Neurochirurgische Klinik, Klinikum Grosshadern der LMU München.
Götz
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Zevgaridis
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Reulen
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D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery