Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus Patient With an Ataxic Gait as the Predominant Presenting Manifestation.
- Author:
Kyunghun KANG
1
;
Seong Don SEO
;
Sung Kyoo HWANG
;
Jong Geun SEO
;
Jin Sung PARK
;
Sung Pa PARK
;
Ho Won LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. neuromd@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus;
Gait disorders;
Cerebrospinal fluid
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brain;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Freezing;
Frontal Lobe;
Gait*;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Memory;
Spinal Puncture
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2014;32(3):198-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 43-year-old man presented with progressive ataxic gait of 5 months duration. His gait speed was almost normal, and he did not exhibit shuffling, freezing, or festination. A formal neuropsychological evaluation revealed a deficit in visuospatial function and memory with mild frontal dysfunctions. Brain MRI revealed communicating hydrocephalus with an Evans' ratio of 0.32. After CSF removal by lumbar puncture the patient showed a marked improvement in gait as well as frontal lobe functions, and was finally diagnosed as having idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
