The "reversible" dementia of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Full Abstract

Unstable gait, urinary incontinence, confusion. Most health care practitioners, including consultant pharmacists, immediately associate these problems with the signs and symptoms of vascular or Alzheimer's dementia. But, there also exists a small population of patients for whom these signs and symptoms are related to another-often curable-problem:
idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH).

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Author information

Author/s: Martin, Caren McHenry (CM);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Consultant pharmacist : the journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (Consult Pharm), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Nov; vol 21 (issue 11) : pp 888-92, 901-3

Dates: Created 2007/01/24; Completed 2007/03/21;

PMID: 17243853, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Dementia - etiology
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - etiology

Humans
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - complications; diagnosis; surgery
Urinary Incontinence - etiology

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