Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus Patient With an Ataxic Gait as the Predominant Presenting Manifestation
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 198-201, 2014.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-27577
ABSTRACT
A 43-year-old man presented with progressive ataxic gait of 5 months duration. His gait speed was almost normal, and he did not exhibit shuffling, freezing, or festination. A formal neuropsychological evaluation revealed a deficit in visuospatial function and memory with mild frontal dysfunctions. Brain MRI revealed communicating hydrocephalus with an Evans' ratio of 0.32. After CSF removal by lumbar puncture the patient showed a marked improvement in gait as well as frontal lobe functions, and was finally diagnosed as having idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
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Main subject:
Spinal Puncture
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Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Freezing
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Frontal Lobe
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Gait
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Hydrocephalus
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Memory
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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