title: Gait disorder in older adults: is it NPH?
abstract: In normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), there is enlargement of the brain's ventricular system due to an excess of cerebrospinal fluid. The triad of symptoms in NPH are gait disorder, cognitive impairment, and urinary continence problems. NPs need to consider the possibility of NPH in older adults with a hypokinetic gait.
authors.affiliation: Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Cira
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Sharon W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners