Differential diagnosis of dementia in idiopathic normotensive hydrocephalus
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چکیده
Idiopathic normotensive hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a disease that affects the elderly, characterized by classic triad of gait apraxia, urinary incontinence, and minor cognitive impairment or dementia, cerebral imaging scans show presence ventriculomegaly normal fluid pressure in c puncture. This must be list differentiated diagnosis patients presenting with above manifestations. If iNPH confirmed, it should treated at an early stage.
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عنوان ژورنال: Buletinul A?M: ?tiin?e medicale
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1857-0011']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52692/1857-0011.2021.3-71.26