Spontaneous improvement in "normal" pressure hydrocephalus
Bachman, D.S.
Diseases of the Nervous System 38(9): 734-735
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-3714 PMID: 902562 Document Number: 118859
A patient is presented with "normal" pressure hydrocephalus including dementia, incontinence, and apraxic gait. He had a normal lumbar CSF pressure, hydrocephalus with lack of air over the convexities on pneumoencephalography, and ventricular filling with prolonged retention on cisternography. He did not receive a shunt and, nevertheless, showed spontaneous improvement in his mental function over the next few years. This cases emphasizes the necessity for a controlled study of shunting for "normal" pressure hydrocephalus.