title: Antipsychotic sensitivity in normal pressure hydrocephalus.
abstract: Normal pressure hydrocephalus is characterized by a clinically progressive triad of an abnormal gait, dementia and urinary incontinence, which might present as paranoid psychosis, mood disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and, occasionally, with frontal lobe symptoms. We are reporting a patient having schizophrenia with intolerance to even low dose of antipsychotics, who was subsequently revealed to be having communicating hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand 834006, India. brm1678@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Biswa Ranjan
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Sukanto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Sayali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Samir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Praharaj
authors.forename: Pranab
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: Vinod Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents