J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2018 Feb;36(1):22-26. 10.17340/jkna.2018.1.5.
Four-and-a-half-year Follow-up of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patient Treated with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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- 1Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. kangkh@knu.ac.kr
- 2Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
- KMID: 2435780
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2018.1.5
Abstract
- A 68-year-old man presented with progressive impairment of gait, balance, and memory. He exhibited a slow and unstable gait. Formal neuropsychological evaluation showed a deficit in visuospatial function and memory with frontal dysfunctions. He was diagnosed as idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus with an Evans' ratio of 0.35. Four-and-a-half years after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, he showed a marked improvement in gait, as well as in visuospatial and frontal lobe functions. He benefited from shunt surgery for at least four-and-a-half years.
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