Normal pressure hydrocephalus: an update

Abstract: Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has been a topic of debate since its introduction in publications. More frequent in the elderly population, it is characterized by gait disturbance, urinary urge incontinence and cognitive decline. Therefore, it is a clinical-radiological entity with relatively common findings for the age group, which together may have greater specificity. Therefore, its diagnosis must be careful for an adequate selection of patients for treatment with ventricular shunt, since the symptoms are potentially reversible. The tap test has a high positive predictive value as a predictor of therapeutic response, but a negative test does not exclude the possibility of treatment. Scientific efforts in recent years have been directed towards a better understanding of NPH and this narrative review aims to compile recent data from the literature in a didactic way for clinical practice.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Hidrocefalia de pressão normal: uma atualização
• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Normal pressure hydrocephalus: an update ; volume:80 ; number:S 05 ; year:2022 ; pages:42-52 ; 05 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 80, Heft S 05 (2022), 42-52, 05

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Passos-Neto, Carlos Eduardo Borges ; Lopes, Cesar Castello Branco ; Teixeira, Mauricio Silva ; Studart, Adalberto ; Spera, Raphael Ribeiro

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2022-S118
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023032311301512051781
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:59 MESZ