Neurosurgical Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus(<SPECIAL ISSUES>Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH))
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IdIopathIc normal pressure hydrocepha-lus (iNPH) is a condition of disturbed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics, of unknown cause, giving rise to ventricular enlargement with a normal intracranial pressure. 1 The phenomenology of iNPH is characterised by a slowly progressive impairment of gait and balance, cognitive deterioration, and urinary incontinence. 2 Treatment of iNPH is surgical, most ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0917-950X,2187-3100
DOI: 10.7887/jcns.16.397