Is it possible to make a diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus on MRI/CT?

Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 619-625

  Ishikawa, Masatsune ^a   Suzuki, Takayuki ^a   Ohwaki, Hisayuki ^b   Matsumoto, Atsuhito ^c  

^a Kitano Hospital   (Japan)

^b Katsura Hospital   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION HIMEJI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Dementia; Gait disturbance; Hydrocephalus; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 33748931439     PISSN: 0917950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7887/jcns.15.619     Document Type: Review

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