Four-and-a-half-year Follow-up of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patient Treated with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
; : 22-26, 2018.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
A 68-year-old man presented with progressive impairment of gait, balance, and memory. He exhibited a slow and unstable gait. Formal neuropsychological evaluation showed a deficit in visuospatial function and memory with frontal dysfunctions. He was diagnosed as idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus with an Evans' ratio of 0.35. Four-and-a-half years after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, he showed a marked improvement in gait, as well as in visuospatial and frontal lobe functions. He benefited from shunt surgery for at least four-and-a-half years.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Follow-Up Studies
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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Frontal Lobe
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Gait
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Hydrocephalus
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Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure
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Memory
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article