SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.19 issue4Osseous orbitotomies using a coronal flap: A retrospective study of 87 intraorbital lesions author indexsubject indexarticles search
Home Pagealphabetic serial listing  

Services on Demand

Journal

Article

Indicators

Related links

  • On index processCited by Google
  • Have no similar articlesSimilars in SciELO
  • On index processSimilars in Google

Share


Neurocirugía

Print version ISSN 1130-1473

Abstract

BENEJAM, B. et al. Cognitive impairment in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH): A proposal for clinical evaluation protocol. Neurocirugía [online]. 2008, vol.19, n.4, pp.309-321. ISSN 1130-1473.

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by gait disturbance, urinary incontinence and dementia, and is associated with variable ventricular enlargement. The most accepted treatment of NPH is the placement of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt. Owing to the characteristics of the patients and the invasive nature of the surgical treatment, it is fundamental to detect those patients who could obtain a greater benefit from the treatment. Neuropsychological assessment of these patients could significantly contribute to a better diagnosis of NPH, determining a cognitive deterioration profile for these patients, allowing the assessment of treatment efficacy and helping to detect other additional causes of dementia. The aim of this study is to describe the cognitive deterioration profile of NPH patients and to present the clinical, functional and neuropsychological assessment protocol used in our hospital.

Keywords : Adult Chronic Hydrocephalus; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Cognitive impairment; Neuropsychological assessment; Dementia.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )

 

Creative Commons License All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License