A new scale for assessment of severity and outcome in iNPH

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 229-237

  Hellstrom P ^a   Klinge, P ^b   Tans, J ^c   Wikkelso C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; INPH scale; Outcome; Symptoms and signs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; RANKIN SCALE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; WALKING;

EID: 84865741989     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2012.01677.x     Document Type: Article

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