Dutch normal pressure hydrocephalus study: Baseline characteristics with emphasis on clinical findings

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-47

  Boon, A J W ^a,b   Tans, J Th J ^a   Deiwel, E J ^b   Egeler Peerdeman, S M ^d   Hanlo, P W ^c   Wurzer, J A L ^a   Hermans, J ^e  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CSF outflow resistance; Dementia; Diagnosis; Gait disturbance; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Ventriculo peritoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AKINETIC MUTISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; WALKING;

EID: 0031017297     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1997.tb00297.x     Document Type: Article

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