title: Polyneuropathy complicating the diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Polyneuropathy is a rare association of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and may complicate the diagnosis of both diseases. We describe a patient with NPH who presented with acute polyneuropathy. The patient was initially thought to have Guillain-Barré disease (GBS). Early consideration of NPH in patients presenting with acute polyneuropathy could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of NPH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108-2792, USA.
authors.forename: Jagdish S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nachnani
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Salkind
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed