Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Subspecialty: Hydrocephalus

Type: Clinical Summary

Educational content sponsored by Joint Operations, the official distributor of LiquoGuard 7: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a disorder of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics characterized by ventriculomegaly with a clinical triad of gait disturbance, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence; the presumed biological basis is impaired CSF absorption with resultant altered intracranial compliance and cardiac‑related pulse amplitude changes. This guideline review focusses on diagnostic weighting of clinical features, structured MRI scoring (the iNPH Radscale), and lumbar in…

Source Papers

Prediction of shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (2023)
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus as a Concept (2021)
Algorithm of Diagnosis and Management (2021)
Chapter 3: CSF investigations: CSF sample, Drainage Test, and CSF Dynamics Investigation (2021)
Chapter 4: Surgical Treatment (2021)