Cognitive dysfunction in normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH): a case report and review of the literature.
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.
Zarrouf
Fahd
F
Medicine-Psychiatry Residency, WVU, Charleston, WV, USA.
Griffith
James
J
Jesse
Jane
J
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