Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 935-951

  Wilson, Robin K ^a   Williams, Michael A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANASTOMOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SHUNTING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY URGENCY;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE;

EID: 33748789327     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2006.06.010     Document Type: Review

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