Down syndrome (DS) is the most common cause of intellectual disability in infants and has a well-known relationship with the Alzheimer's disease. The association between DS and the other pathologies of senescence, such as normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), has been poorly investigated. This series included two DS patients with NPH. In both cases, NPH symptoms were initially misdiagnosed as DS associated senescence. Patients were treated with ventricular-peritoneal shunt, showing a sustained improvement (1 and 4 years of follow-up). To our knowledge, this is the first description of the occurrence of NPH in adult patients with DS and surgical outcomes.

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