Arachnoid cyst mimicking normal pressure hydrocephalus. A case report and review of the literature.
A case of a 61-year-old female patient who presents with the clinical triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), abnormal gait, urinary incontinence and dementia. On CT scanning, she is found to have a large arachnoid cyst which mimicked the syndrome of NPH. This is also the 60th published case of arachnoid cyst presenting over the age of 60.
Ramtahal
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Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK. jasonr@liv.ac.uk
D000367:Age Factors; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014696:Ventriculostomy