Pisa Syndrome in a Patient with Alzheimer's Disease and Concomitant Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 73-77, 2008.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Extrapyramidal symptoms are common in patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease and have various etiologies. We report a 65-year-old man with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) who concomitantly developed Pisa syndrome, ataxic gait, postural instability and voiding difficulty. Pisa syndrome improved after the discontinuation of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AchEI) and antipsychotics. However his ataxic gait and voiding symptoms persisted. A ventriculo-peritoneal shunt operation eliminated the symptoms except for cognition. We report Pisa syndrome in a patient with Alzheimer's disease and concomitant normal pressure hydrocephalus.
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Main subject:
Acetylcholinesterase
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Antipsychotic Agents
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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Cognition
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Alzheimer Disease
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Gait
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Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
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Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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