title: Clinical value of constructional skill testing in patients with secondary normal pressure hydrocephalus--two case reports.
abstract: Cognitive functions are frequently impaired in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Two patients with NPH initially had dysfunctional constructional skill but exhibited improvements after shunt surgery. Dysfunction of constructional skill should be added to the important clinical features of NPH. The geometric test can be used as a practical tool for evaluation of parietal lobe function in patients with NPH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Mikinobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Nakamasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takaiwa
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuwayama
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirashima
authors.forename: Mie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Shunro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed