title: Normal-pressure hydrocephalus presenting with psychiatric symptoms.
abstract: A 62-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of psychiatric symptoms. These were preceded by cognitive deterioration, urinary incontinence and an abnormal gait. A diagnosis of normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) was made, and the patient improved after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. lina.groenewald@uct.ac.za.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Groenewald
authors.forename: J Alexander
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Joska
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rothemeyer
mesh_terms: D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000379:methods*