Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: an important differential diagnosis.

Br J Hosp Med (Lond)

Academic Foundation Doctor in the Department of Neurosurgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford.

Published: October 2013

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, an uncommon but important differential diagnosis for ataxia, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence, is surgically treatable, unlike many of its differential diagnoses. This article discusses its assessment, investigation and therapeutic interventions.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2013.74.10.564DOI Listing

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