title: Cognitive dysfunction in normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH): a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a very rare and reversible cause of dementia, and it is often misdiagnosed as other, more common types of cognitive impairments. The classical triad of NPH includes: gait disturbances, urinary incontinence, and cognitive dysfunction. There is a wide spectrum of psychiatric symptoms that may precede or combine the triad NPH symptoms. In this paper, we report a case of 78-year-old NPH patient with puzzling presentation and his cognitive symptoms' response to ventriculoperitoneal shunt. A review of the literature about NPH pathophysiology, evaluation, its association with several psychiatric and cognitive symptoms, available treatment outlines, and suggested future research directions were evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Medicine-Psychiatry Residency, WVU, Charleston, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Fahd
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zarrouf
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jesse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D012196:Review Literature as Topic