Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in patients investigated for presumed normal pressure hydrocephalus: A clinical and neuropathological study

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 849-853

  Savolainen, Sakari ^a   Paljarvi L ^a   Vapalahti, M ^a   Borgesen, S E ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementias; Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOPSY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0006358795     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050386     Document Type: Article

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