If, after testing, physicians determine that a patient does not have NPH, the patient should be referred to a neurologist. The neurologist will consider whether the patient has another disease that mimics NPH, such as Alzheimer's disease or brain atrophy. Treatment will depend on the actual dis...
Their brain MRI showed enlargement of the ventricles and a disproportional narrowing of the subarachnoid space and cortical sulci at the high convexity of the cerebrum, which are the features of iNPH on MRI. The family interview also disclosed additional 4 patients who were suspected as having NPH...
NPH can occur afterhead injury,bleedingaround the brain (due to a blow to the head),stroke,meningitis(infection of a protective layer of tissue around the brain), orbrain tumor. It can happen after surgery on the brain. How these conditions lead to NPH is not clear. In most cases, the...