Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Dementia and Kynurenic Acid
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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Dementia and Kynurenic Acid
A female 49 years old patient with vestibular schwannoma developed normal pressure hydrocephalus. Patient complained about gait disturbance, urinary incontinence and memory impairment. Investigation of clinical parameter and measurement of kynurenic acid in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus and in corresponding controls (CO; N=15) were perfor...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Neurorehabilitation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2376-0281
DOI: 10.4172/2376-0281.1000269